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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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DMIA Mourns Death of Lloyd Jaffe
New York: The board and members of the Diamond Manufacturers and Importers Association of America (DMIA) issued a statement on Friday, mourning the death of Lloyd Jaffe, a former officer and longtime member of the DMIA. The statement reads as follows: “It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Lloyd Jaffe, a former officer and long-time member
Petra Diamonds Sees Steadiness in Rough Sector
Johannesburg: Petra Diamonds’ sales slipped 1% in the third fiscal quarter amid a stable rough market, the miner reported. The company’s sales declined to $119.1 million during the three months that ended March 31, it said Monday, adding that sales volume had jumped 14% to 1.1 million carats. “We continue to see stabilization, with steady demand across all size ranges,
US Jewellery Stores Closing at Slower Rate
New York: The shrinking of the US jewelry industry slowed in the first quarter, as the number of shops shutting their doors dropped by 16%, according to the Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT). The decrease in jewelry store closings around the country — 318 compared with 380 during the same period in 2016 — broke the trend of consistent decline
Italian Gold & Jewellery Trade Show Merger Approved
Vicenza: A merger announced in January between the Italian Exhibition Group Spa (IEG) and Arezzo Fiere e Congressi has been approved, thus creating a single representative trade show platform for the entire sector Italian gold and jewellery industry. IEG was created by the merger of Rimini Fiera and Fiera di Vicenza. The agreement was signed by Lorenzo Cagnoni, President and
DMIA Mourns Death of Lloyd Jaffe
New York: The board and members of the Diamond Manufacturers and Importers Association of America (DMIA) issued a statement on Friday, mourning the death of Lloyd Jaffe, a former officer and longtime member of the DMIA. The statement reads as follows: “It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Lloyd Jaffe, a former officer and long-time member
Petra Diamonds Sees Steadiness in Rough Sector
Johannesburg: Petra Diamonds’ sales slipped 1% in the third fiscal quarter amid a stable rough market, the miner reported. The company’s sales declined to $119.1 million during the three months that ended March 31, it said Monday, adding that sales volume had jumped 14% to 1.1 million carats. “We continue to see stabilization, with steady demand across all size ranges,
US Jewellery Stores Closing at Slower Rate
New York: The shrinking of the US jewelry industry slowed in the first quarter, as the number of shops shutting their doors dropped by 16%, according to the Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT). The decrease in jewelry store closings around the country — 318 compared with 380 during the same period in 2016 — broke the trend of consistent decline
Italian Gold & Jewellery Trade Show Merger Approved
Vicenza: A merger announced in January between the Italian Exhibition Group Spa (IEG) and Arezzo Fiere e Congressi has been approved, thus creating a single representative trade show platform for the entire sector Italian gold and jewellery industry. IEG was created by the merger of Rimini Fiera and Fiera di Vicenza. The agreement was signed by Lorenzo Cagnoni, President and
