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The Triangle Breaks Down: Both Metals Exit Consolidation to the Downside
This week (ended on 24th April, 2026) saw both gold and silver give back a meaningful portion of their recent gains, with the global macro backdrop supplying clear headwinds on multiple fronts simultaneously. The primary driver was the interplay between a rebounding US dollar, persistently elevated inflation expectations, and rising uncertainty around the FOMC meeting on April 28-29 — Powell’s final meeting as Fed chair before Kevin Warsh takes over on May 15. Metal This Week (Apr 24) Last Week
The Triangle Breaks Down: Both Metals Exit Consolidation to the Downside
This week (ended on 24th April, 2026) saw both gold and silver give back a meaningful portion of their recent gains, with the global macro backdrop supplying clear headwinds on multiple fronts simultaneously. The primary driver was the interplay between a rebounding US dollar, persistently elevated inflation expectations, and rising uncertainty around the FOMC meeting on April 28-29 — Powell’s final meeting as Fed chair before Kevin Warsh takes over on May 15. Metal This Week (Apr 24) Last Week
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Judges for Xifu Jewellery Design Comp Announced
Hong Kong: The Xifu International Gold Wedding Jewellery Design Competition 2017 has announced its prestigious panel of judges, which includes five diverse experts from the industries of design, jewellery, and arts from all over the world. The judges have been chosen for their extensive knowledge and expertise in the field of design as well as their high level of trend-consciousness.
Botswana Diamonds Gets £525,000 for Operations
Gaborone: Botswana Diamonds has raised £525,000 before expenses ($650,000) from the placing of 35 million new ordinary shares with new and existing investors. The net proceeds will be used to fund ongoing kimberlite drilling at the Frischgewaagt property in South Africa, drilling in Botswana, exploration work in South Africa and in the first stage of the 2017 Alrosa/Botswana Diamonds exploration
Anglo American Not Selling Assets Any More
London: What a difference a year has made for Anglo American, the world’s number five diversified miner, which joined BHP Billiton Tuesday in lifting the mining industry spirits by postings results that clearly signal the long-awaited recovery is already here. Only a year ago the company unveiled details of a radical “portfolio restructuring,” which included the sale of its coal,
Brazil Heading for Large Diamond Production
Nordestina: There’s a new, silent diamond rush going on in Brazil. In late 2016, a new mine was discovered in the city of Nordestina, in the state of Bahia. It could increase Brazil’s diamond production by up to ten times and place the country among the world’s top 11 producers. This group, of course, is by no means large. But
Judges for Xifu Jewellery Design Comp Announced
Hong Kong: The Xifu International Gold Wedding Jewellery Design Competition 2017 has announced its prestigious panel of judges, which includes five diverse experts from the industries of design, jewellery, and arts from all over the world. The judges have been chosen for their extensive knowledge and expertise in the field of design as well as their high level of trend-consciousness.
Botswana Diamonds Gets £525,000 for Operations
Gaborone: Botswana Diamonds has raised £525,000 before expenses ($650,000) from the placing of 35 million new ordinary shares with new and existing investors. The net proceeds will be used to fund ongoing kimberlite drilling at the Frischgewaagt property in South Africa, drilling in Botswana, exploration work in South Africa and in the first stage of the 2017 Alrosa/Botswana Diamonds exploration
Anglo American Not Selling Assets Any More
London: What a difference a year has made for Anglo American, the world’s number five diversified miner, which joined BHP Billiton Tuesday in lifting the mining industry spirits by postings results that clearly signal the long-awaited recovery is already here. Only a year ago the company unveiled details of a radical “portfolio restructuring,” which included the sale of its coal,
Brazil Heading for Large Diamond Production
Nordestina: There’s a new, silent diamond rush going on in Brazil. In late 2016, a new mine was discovered in the city of Nordestina, in the state of Bahia. It could increase Brazil’s diamond production by up to ten times and place the country among the world’s top 11 producers. This group, of course, is by no means large. But
