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The 200-Day Held: Now Comes the Test That Decides Whether the Bounce is a Reversal
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 3 broke a five-week decline for both gold and silver. Gold posted its first weekly gain since late May and silver led the recovery with a much larger move. The trigger was a weaker-than-expected US jobs report, which reset rate-hike expectations and pushed the dollar to its largest weekly decline since April. Layered underneath were two other significant developments: the release of the World Gold Council’s Mid-Year Outlook on Tuesday July 1 (covered in

The 200-Day Held: Now Comes the Test That Decides Whether the Bounce is a Reversal
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 3 broke a five-week decline for both gold and silver. Gold posted its first weekly gain since late May and silver led the recovery with a much larger move. The trigger was a weaker-than-expected US jobs report, which reset rate-hike expectations and pushed the dollar to its largest weekly decline since April. Layered underneath were two other significant developments: the release of the World Gold Council’s Mid-Year Outlook on Tuesday July 1 (covered in
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China Protests Taiwanese Delegation at KP Meet
Perth: The opening day of the May 1-4 Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting in Perth was noisily disrupted by the Chinese delegation which was upset by the presence of the Taiwanese group. Following the disruption, which was described as “extraordinary”, Australia complained to China’s ambassador to the country. One high-level Australian attendee told the BBC: “It was disgusting.” China regards Taiwan

Industry Close to Tracking 'Fingerprint for Stones'
New York: Artisanal diamond miners, such as this one in Brazil, are the main cause of conflict diamonds entering the supply chain, according to the WDC. A scientific solution for identifying and eradicating “blood diamonds” from the global supply chain could exist within a matter of years, the afr.com portal says, as the industry is put under increasing pressure by

Gold Demand Slips from Last Year’s Record Q1
Mumbai: Global gold demand in Q1 2017 was 1,034 tonnes (t), a decline of 18% compared to the record Q1 in 2016, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest Gold Demand Trends report. Inflows into Exchange Traded Funds(ETFs) totalled 109t which, although solid, were nonetheless a fraction of last year’s near-record inflows. Slower central bank demand also contributed to

De Beers Group Returns $5 Bln to Partners in 2016
Gaborone: De Beers Group increased returns to governments, communities, supply chain partners and its joint venture partners by 26 per cent to US$5 billion in 2016, according to its latest Report to Society, published yesterday. The increase, delivered through taxes, payments for goods and services and dividends, reflects De Beers Group’s improved financial and operating performance in a year that

China Protests Taiwanese Delegation at KP Meet
Perth: The opening day of the May 1-4 Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting in Perth was noisily disrupted by the Chinese delegation which was upset by the presence of the Taiwanese group. Following the disruption, which was described as “extraordinary”, Australia complained to China’s ambassador to the country. One high-level Australian attendee told the BBC: “It was disgusting.” China regards Taiwan

Industry Close to Tracking 'Fingerprint for Stones'
New York: Artisanal diamond miners, such as this one in Brazil, are the main cause of conflict diamonds entering the supply chain, according to the WDC. A scientific solution for identifying and eradicating “blood diamonds” from the global supply chain could exist within a matter of years, the afr.com portal says, as the industry is put under increasing pressure by

Gold Demand Slips from Last Year’s Record Q1
Mumbai: Global gold demand in Q1 2017 was 1,034 tonnes (t), a decline of 18% compared to the record Q1 in 2016, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest Gold Demand Trends report. Inflows into Exchange Traded Funds(ETFs) totalled 109t which, although solid, were nonetheless a fraction of last year’s near-record inflows. Slower central bank demand also contributed to

De Beers Group Returns $5 Bln to Partners in 2016
Gaborone: De Beers Group increased returns to governments, communities, supply chain partners and its joint venture partners by 26 per cent to US$5 billion in 2016, according to its latest Report to Society, published yesterday. The increase, delivered through taxes, payments for goods and services and dividends, reflects De Beers Group’s improved financial and operating performance in a year that