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Silver Leads the Recovery: Bearish Move Shows First Signs of Exhaustion
Macro Snapshot: The week ending May 1 was dominated by Powell’s final FOMC meeting on April 28-29, which delivered the headline outcome markets expected — a hold at 3.50-3.75% — but with a far more contentious internal split than anticipated. The committee voted 8-4 to hold (some sources reported 11-1, but the dissent count of four is firmer), with Stephen Miran preferring an immediate quarter-point cut and three others — Hammack, Kashkari, Logan — supporting the hold but opposing the
Silver Leads the Recovery: Bearish Move Shows First Signs of Exhaustion
Macro Snapshot: The week ending May 1 was dominated by Powell’s final FOMC meeting on April 28-29, which delivered the headline outcome markets expected — a hold at 3.50-3.75% — but with a far more contentious internal split than anticipated. The committee voted 8-4 to hold (some sources reported 11-1, but the dissent count of four is firmer), with Stephen Miran preferring an immediate quarter-point cut and three others — Hammack, Kashkari, Logan — supporting the hold but opposing the
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Alrosa Sells $554 Million of Rough Diamonds in March
Moscow: Russian diamond miner Alrosa announced rough sales of $554.2 million in March. Polished diamond sales amounted to $12.4 million. Total diamond sales in March amounted to $566.6 million, 1 percent higher than the same period last year. “In March, we continue to observe stable demand in almost all categories of rough diamonds, which is a confirmation of the optimism
India’s Gold Imports Down 24% in April-Feb ‘17
Mumbai: Import of gold into India rose to US$ 3.4 billion during February 2017, as compared to US$ 1.4 billion a year earlier, but the overall imports for the first eleven months of the previous fiscal were still about 24% below the levels for the comparative period a year ago, according to data released by the Indian government, as reported
Rio Tinto to Fight A$447 Million Tax Bill
Perth: Rio Tinto will fight a A$447 million tax bill it received from the Australian government Wednesday, adding that the new assessment is not related to any tax avoidance scheme. The amount, consisting of A$379 million plus interest of A$68 million, is linked to what is known as “transfer pricing” between Rio Tinto’s Australian operations and its Singapore office for
Cartier to Embrace WeChat for Chinese Ecommerce
Beijing: With 850 million active users monthly, western luxury brands have been quick to embrace China’s “most important platform for luxury brands”, WeChat. Local and international brands have realised the potential of the platform to make them key players in China’s $103 billion jewellery market. Western companies have used it for flash sales as well as marketing and customer interaction.
Alrosa Sells $554 Million of Rough Diamonds in March
Moscow: Russian diamond miner Alrosa announced rough sales of $554.2 million in March. Polished diamond sales amounted to $12.4 million. Total diamond sales in March amounted to $566.6 million, 1 percent higher than the same period last year. “In March, we continue to observe stable demand in almost all categories of rough diamonds, which is a confirmation of the optimism
India’s Gold Imports Down 24% in April-Feb ‘17
Mumbai: Import of gold into India rose to US$ 3.4 billion during February 2017, as compared to US$ 1.4 billion a year earlier, but the overall imports for the first eleven months of the previous fiscal were still about 24% below the levels for the comparative period a year ago, according to data released by the Indian government, as reported
Rio Tinto to Fight A$447 Million Tax Bill
Perth: Rio Tinto will fight a A$447 million tax bill it received from the Australian government Wednesday, adding that the new assessment is not related to any tax avoidance scheme. The amount, consisting of A$379 million plus interest of A$68 million, is linked to what is known as “transfer pricing” between Rio Tinto’s Australian operations and its Singapore office for
Cartier to Embrace WeChat for Chinese Ecommerce
Beijing: With 850 million active users monthly, western luxury brands have been quick to embrace China’s “most important platform for luxury brands”, WeChat. Local and international brands have realised the potential of the platform to make them key players in China’s $103 billion jewellery market. Western companies have used it for flash sales as well as marketing and customer interaction.
