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Hawkish Fed Comments on Inflation Landed Right at Both Metals’ Supply Zones, and the Correction Wrote Itself
Macro Snapshot: The correction in gold and silver during the week ending August 28 was a confluence event. Both metals had rallied into well-defined supply zones (gold at ₹162,000-164,000, silver at ₹244,000-248,000) and were showing early signs of exhaustion. Into that setup, the July PCE release on August 26 came in hot on the headline (3.7% year over year against 3.6% consensus), and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s August 28 Jackson Hole address leaned decisively hawkish on inflation. The trigger
Hawkish Fed Comments on Inflation Landed Right at Both Metals’ Supply Zones, and the Correction Wrote Itself
Macro Snapshot: The correction in gold and silver during the week ending August 28 was a confluence event. Both metals had rallied into well-defined supply zones (gold at ₹162,000-164,000, silver at ₹244,000-248,000) and were showing early signs of exhaustion. Into that setup, the July PCE release on August 26 came in hot on the headline (3.7% year over year against 3.6% consensus), and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s August 28 Jackson Hole address leaned decisively hawkish on inflation. The trigger
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Zimbabwe Opposes New 'Conflict Diamonds' Definition
Harare: Zimbabwe said it will not support the civil society’s sponsored move to expand the definition of conflict diamonds to include issues such as human rights. Mines minister Walter Chidhakwa told Rough & Polished that Harare engaged the South Africans on the sidelines of the African Mining Indaba last February and they also indicated their discomfort with the overhaul of
GJEPC-ALROSA Agree to Collaborate on Multiple Fronts
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and ALROSA have agreed to work together more closely for resolution of a number of issues facing the diamond industry, following a recent meeting at the ALROSA headquarters in Moscow that GJEPC Chairman Praveenshankar Pandya had with newly appointed ALROSA president Sergey Ivanov and Vice Presidents Yuri Okoyomov and Andrey Polyakov.
Sovereign Gold Bonds for Akshaya Tritiya
New Delhi: The government of India has announced the first Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) of the financial year a few days ahead of Akshay Tritiya, considered auspicious for buying gold. The applications for Sovereign Gold Bonds 2017-18 – Series I will be accepted from April 24 to 28, and the bonds will be issued on May 12. Akshaya Tritiya is
ALROSA Meets Long-Term Customers
Moscow: President of ALROSA Sergey Ivanov took part in an extraordinary business meeting with the company’s long-term clients dedicated to the new contract period. Participants of the meeting from more than 70 Russian and foreign companies had a chance to discuss diamond market trends, existing market environment, plans for the near future, and the company’s sales structure with ALROSA’s management.
Zimbabwe Opposes New 'Conflict Diamonds' Definition
Harare: Zimbabwe said it will not support the civil society’s sponsored move to expand the definition of conflict diamonds to include issues such as human rights. Mines minister Walter Chidhakwa told Rough & Polished that Harare engaged the South Africans on the sidelines of the African Mining Indaba last February and they also indicated their discomfort with the overhaul of
GJEPC-ALROSA Agree to Collaborate on Multiple Fronts
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and ALROSA have agreed to work together more closely for resolution of a number of issues facing the diamond industry, following a recent meeting at the ALROSA headquarters in Moscow that GJEPC Chairman Praveenshankar Pandya had with newly appointed ALROSA president Sergey Ivanov and Vice Presidents Yuri Okoyomov and Andrey Polyakov.
Sovereign Gold Bonds for Akshaya Tritiya
New Delhi: The government of India has announced the first Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) of the financial year a few days ahead of Akshay Tritiya, considered auspicious for buying gold. The applications for Sovereign Gold Bonds 2017-18 – Series I will be accepted from April 24 to 28, and the bonds will be issued on May 12. Akshaya Tritiya is
ALROSA Meets Long-Term Customers
Moscow: President of ALROSA Sergey Ivanov took part in an extraordinary business meeting with the company’s long-term clients dedicated to the new contract period. Participants of the meeting from more than 70 Russian and foreign companies had a chance to discuss diamond market trends, existing market environment, plans for the near future, and the company’s sales structure with ALROSA’s management.
