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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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KGK to Invest $50M in Polishing Near Vladivostok
Moscow: Back in September 2016, ALROSA announced a partnership with Indian company KGK Diamonds Private Ltd, a global leader in diamond cutting, to develop cutting and polishing facilities in Eurasian Diamond Centre in Vladivostok. The agreement entailed ALROSA assisting KGK in the creation of a diamond cutting company on the territory of the Diamond Centre in the Far East, supplying
India’s Exports of G&J Grew 9.5% in April-January
Mumbai: India’s exports of gems and jewellery grew 9.5 per cent to about $29 billion during April-January 2016-17, driven largely by demand in India’s major markets like the US. In April-January period of the previous fiscal, exports from the sector stood at $26.5 billion, according to the data from Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). Gems and jewellery contribute
Firestone Finds 110 Ct Yellow Diamond at Liqhobong
London: Firestone Diamonds has recovered a 110 carat gem-quality light yellow diamond, during the ramp up phase at its Liqhobong Diamond Mine in Lesotho. The AIM-quoted diamond mining company said in a statement that the latest recovery was its largest diamond to date. “The 110 carat gem-quality light yellow diamond recovered during Liqhobong’s ramp-up phase is a very exciting and
Signet, DPA Setting Synthetics Detection Criteria
New York: Signet Jewelers is working with the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) and product-testing firm UL on an initiative to establish quality criteria for equipment that detects synthetics, the jeweler said, as reported in Rapaport. The project with UL, formerly Underwriters Laboratories aims to establish criteria for identifying screening equipment for lab-grown diamonds. That’s in addition to the machines currently
KGK to Invest $50M in Polishing Near Vladivostok
Moscow: Back in September 2016, ALROSA announced a partnership with Indian company KGK Diamonds Private Ltd, a global leader in diamond cutting, to develop cutting and polishing facilities in Eurasian Diamond Centre in Vladivostok. The agreement entailed ALROSA assisting KGK in the creation of a diamond cutting company on the territory of the Diamond Centre in the Far East, supplying
India’s Exports of G&J Grew 9.5% in April-January
Mumbai: India’s exports of gems and jewellery grew 9.5 per cent to about $29 billion during April-January 2016-17, driven largely by demand in India’s major markets like the US. In April-January period of the previous fiscal, exports from the sector stood at $26.5 billion, according to the data from Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). Gems and jewellery contribute
Firestone Finds 110 Ct Yellow Diamond at Liqhobong
London: Firestone Diamonds has recovered a 110 carat gem-quality light yellow diamond, during the ramp up phase at its Liqhobong Diamond Mine in Lesotho. The AIM-quoted diamond mining company said in a statement that the latest recovery was its largest diamond to date. “The 110 carat gem-quality light yellow diamond recovered during Liqhobong’s ramp-up phase is a very exciting and
Signet, DPA Setting Synthetics Detection Criteria
New York: Signet Jewelers is working with the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) and product-testing firm UL on an initiative to establish quality criteria for equipment that detects synthetics, the jeweler said, as reported in Rapaport. The project with UL, formerly Underwriters Laboratories aims to establish criteria for identifying screening equipment for lab-grown diamonds. That’s in addition to the machines currently
