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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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Diamond Market Improves After Slow Q1
New York: The diamond market showed improvements in March after Chinese demand at the Hong Kong exhibition was better than expected. The latest RapNet Diamond Index from the Rapaport Group found the price of 1-carat polished diamonds increased by 0.1% in March and was down 1.1% during the first quarter. There was good demand for 0.30- to 0.49-carat diamonds, and
DiamondCorp Retrenches Employees as Talks Fail
Toronto: DiamondCorp announced sweeping retrenchments on Monday, saying talks with its lender and a mining union had failed to end in an agreement. The miner’s business-rescue practitioner had been in discussions with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) — its lender — and the Association of Mining & Construction (AMCU). The talks followed DiamondCorp subsidiary Lace Diamond Mine
Vladivostok to be Developed as Diamond Center
Moscow: The free port of Vladivostok will develop as a diamond center, Sergey Ivanov, President of ALROSA told TASS following a working meeting with the leadership of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in its capital, the City of Yakutsk. “Just last week, Yury Trutnev held a meeting to support the Russian diamond-cutting industry, and a number of decisions were made
Christie's Geneva Takes Magnificent Jewels on Tour
Geneva: Christie’s upcoming auction of Magnificent Jewels will take place on May 17 at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues. Consisting of approximately 250 exceptional jewels, it will include a thematic section comprising 30 exceptional pieces from Italian makers, important gem stones, coloured diamonds and signed jewels. Prior to the auction, a selection of pieces will go on tour to
Diamond Market Improves After Slow Q1
New York: The diamond market showed improvements in March after Chinese demand at the Hong Kong exhibition was better than expected. The latest RapNet Diamond Index from the Rapaport Group found the price of 1-carat polished diamonds increased by 0.1% in March and was down 1.1% during the first quarter. There was good demand for 0.30- to 0.49-carat diamonds, and
DiamondCorp Retrenches Employees as Talks Fail
Toronto: DiamondCorp announced sweeping retrenchments on Monday, saying talks with its lender and a mining union had failed to end in an agreement. The miner’s business-rescue practitioner had been in discussions with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) — its lender — and the Association of Mining & Construction (AMCU). The talks followed DiamondCorp subsidiary Lace Diamond Mine
Vladivostok to be Developed as Diamond Center
Moscow: The free port of Vladivostok will develop as a diamond center, Sergey Ivanov, President of ALROSA told TASS following a working meeting with the leadership of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in its capital, the City of Yakutsk. “Just last week, Yury Trutnev held a meeting to support the Russian diamond-cutting industry, and a number of decisions were made
Christie's Geneva Takes Magnificent Jewels on Tour
Geneva: Christie’s upcoming auction of Magnificent Jewels will take place on May 17 at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues. Consisting of approximately 250 exceptional jewels, it will include a thematic section comprising 30 exceptional pieces from Italian makers, important gem stones, coloured diamonds and signed jewels. Prior to the auction, a selection of pieces will go on tour to
