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Hawkish Fed Comments on Inflation Landed Right at Both Metals’ Supply Zones, and the Correction Wrote Itself
Macro Snapshot: The correction in gold and silver during the week ending August 28 was a confluence event. Both metals had rallied into well-defined supply zones (gold at ₹162,000-164,000, silver at ₹244,000-248,000) and were showing early signs of exhaustion. Into that setup, the July PCE release on August 26 came in hot on the headline (3.7% year over year against 3.6% consensus), and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s August 28 Jackson Hole address leaned decisively hawkish on inflation. The trigger
Hawkish Fed Comments on Inflation Landed Right at Both Metals’ Supply Zones, and the Correction Wrote Itself
Macro Snapshot: The correction in gold and silver during the week ending August 28 was a confluence event. Both metals had rallied into well-defined supply zones (gold at ₹162,000-164,000, silver at ₹244,000-248,000) and were showing early signs of exhaustion. Into that setup, the July PCE release on August 26 came in hot on the headline (3.7% year over year against 3.6% consensus), and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s August 28 Jackson Hole address leaned decisively hawkish on inflation. The trigger
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Botswana’s Growth Driven by Diamond Trade
Gaborone: Botswana’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.3% in 2016, mainly due to an improvement in the nation’s diamond trade, the Bank of Botswana said last week. An increase in wholesale activity by diamond companies operating in Botswana, such as De Beers’ Global Sightholder Sales (GSS) and state-owned Okavango Diamond Company, drove the nation’s economic growth, explained Keith Jefferis, managing
Has Diamond Market Ceased to Recover?
New York: A clear improvement in the diamond trade at the end of last year has petered out since the start of 2017 due to disappointing US economic growth and consumer spending in Q1 which has weighed on end-demand, as well as lower consumption in Hong Kong and Macau has also negatively affected demand for diamond jewellery according to company
Rio Tinto Opts into Canada Diamond Project
Toronto: Rio Tinto has partnered with mineral exploration group Shore Gold to develop a diamond mine in Canada. The option agreement will potentially grant Rio Tinto up to 60% of the proceeds from the Star-Orion South Diamond Project in Saskatchewan. Shore Gold has been developing the site for more than 20 years. The asset contains 55.4 million carats of rough
No Compensation If Jewellery Stolen from Bank Locker
New Delhi: Do not expect any compensation for theft or burglary of valuables in lockers of public sector banks as the hiring agreement on the safe deposit boxes absolves them of all liability, according to media reports. This was disclosed in an RTI response by the RBI and 19 public-sector banks. Stung by the revelation, the lawyer who had sought
Botswana’s Growth Driven by Diamond Trade
Gaborone: Botswana’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.3% in 2016, mainly due to an improvement in the nation’s diamond trade, the Bank of Botswana said last week. An increase in wholesale activity by diamond companies operating in Botswana, such as De Beers’ Global Sightholder Sales (GSS) and state-owned Okavango Diamond Company, drove the nation’s economic growth, explained Keith Jefferis, managing
Has Diamond Market Ceased to Recover?
New York: A clear improvement in the diamond trade at the end of last year has petered out since the start of 2017 due to disappointing US economic growth and consumer spending in Q1 which has weighed on end-demand, as well as lower consumption in Hong Kong and Macau has also negatively affected demand for diamond jewellery according to company
Rio Tinto Opts into Canada Diamond Project
Toronto: Rio Tinto has partnered with mineral exploration group Shore Gold to develop a diamond mine in Canada. The option agreement will potentially grant Rio Tinto up to 60% of the proceeds from the Star-Orion South Diamond Project in Saskatchewan. Shore Gold has been developing the site for more than 20 years. The asset contains 55.4 million carats of rough
No Compensation If Jewellery Stolen from Bank Locker
New Delhi: Do not expect any compensation for theft or burglary of valuables in lockers of public sector banks as the hiring agreement on the safe deposit boxes absolves them of all liability, according to media reports. This was disclosed in an RTI response by the RBI and 19 public-sector banks. Stung by the revelation, the lawyer who had sought
