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Macro Snapshot: The FOMC held rates at 3.50 to 3.75% on July 29 by a 9 to 3 vote, with three members dissenting in favour of a quarter-point hike. Chair Kevin Warsh described inflation as a ‘choice’ and made clear the Committee would move quickly if incoming inflation data ran hot. Going into the week ending August 7, CME FedWatch put September hike odds near 58%. That framing collapsed on Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that US employers
Now That a Jobs Miss Broke Gold’s Resistance, Can Silver Clear Its Ceiling?
Macro Snapshot: The FOMC held rates at 3.50 to 3.75% on July 29 by a 9 to 3 vote, with three members dissenting in favour of a quarter-point hike. Chair Kevin Warsh described inflation as a ‘choice’ and made clear the Committee would move quickly if incoming inflation data ran hot. Going into the week ending August 7, CME FedWatch put September hike odds near 58%. That framing collapsed on Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that US employers
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Diamond Sales Picking up: NDTC
Windhoek: Following a devastating year, the diamond market experienced during 2015, last year showed a significant improvement, Sihaleni Ndjaba, the chief executive officer of Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC), said on Thursday. Moreover, he said during a meeting with reporters in Windhoek, a similar trend to 2016 is expected this year. “It is looking very healthy with a high demand.”
BIS Proposes Compulsory Registration
Mumbai: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has moved a step closer to mandatory selling of hallmarked jewellery. Two weeks earlier, it issued draft rules which propose compulsory registration for jewellers with BIS, reports Business Standard. Sources say it has been decided that “once jewellers’ registration with BIS is done, the next move will be to mandate that only hallmarked
HK Records 4.7% Rise in Q1 Jewellery Exports
Hong Kong: Exports of jewellery, goldsmiths and silversmiths’ wares in Hong Kong reached HK$45.14 billion (around US$5.8 billion) during the first quarter of 2017, up 4.7 percent from the same period a year ago, the Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong revealed. Government data also showed a 3.2 percent year-on-year increase in jewellery imports to HK$57.1 billion (around US$7.33
India’s Gems & Jewellery Exports in FY17 Rises 9.85%
Mumbai: India’s Exports of Gems and Jewellery increased 9.85% to USD 43,156.21 mn in FY17 (provisional data in April 2016 to March 2017) vis-a-vis USD 39,244.29 mn in FY16 (April 2015 to March 2016). Gross exports of cut and polished diamonds in FY17 increased to USD 22,783.81 mn witnessed a growth of 10.24% in FY17 as compared to USD 20,667.79
Diamond Sales Picking up: NDTC
Windhoek: Following a devastating year, the diamond market experienced during 2015, last year showed a significant improvement, Sihaleni Ndjaba, the chief executive officer of Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC), said on Thursday. Moreover, he said during a meeting with reporters in Windhoek, a similar trend to 2016 is expected this year. “It is looking very healthy with a high demand.”
BIS Proposes Compulsory Registration
Mumbai: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has moved a step closer to mandatory selling of hallmarked jewellery. Two weeks earlier, it issued draft rules which propose compulsory registration for jewellers with BIS, reports Business Standard. Sources say it has been decided that “once jewellers’ registration with BIS is done, the next move will be to mandate that only hallmarked
HK Records 4.7% Rise in Q1 Jewellery Exports
Hong Kong: Exports of jewellery, goldsmiths and silversmiths’ wares in Hong Kong reached HK$45.14 billion (around US$5.8 billion) during the first quarter of 2017, up 4.7 percent from the same period a year ago, the Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong revealed. Government data also showed a 3.2 percent year-on-year increase in jewellery imports to HK$57.1 billion (around US$7.33
India’s Gems & Jewellery Exports in FY17 Rises 9.85%
Mumbai: India’s Exports of Gems and Jewellery increased 9.85% to USD 43,156.21 mn in FY17 (provisional data in April 2016 to March 2017) vis-a-vis USD 39,244.29 mn in FY16 (April 2015 to March 2016). Gross exports of cut and polished diamonds in FY17 increased to USD 22,783.81 mn witnessed a growth of 10.24% in FY17 as compared to USD 20,667.79
