Silver Leads the Recovery: Bearish Move Shows First Signs of Exhaustion

Macro Snapshot: The week ending May 1 was dominated by Powell’s final FOMC meeting on April 28-29, which delivered the headline outcome markets expected — a hold at 3.50-3.75% — but with a far more contentious internal split than anticipated. The committee voted 8-4 to hold (some sources reported 11-1, but the dissent count of four is firmer), with Stephen Miran preferring an immediate quarter-point cut and three others — Hammack, Kashkari, Logan — supporting the hold but opposing the

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Silver Leads the Recovery: Bearish Move Shows First Signs of Exhaustion

Macro Snapshot: The week ending May 1 was dominated by Powell’s final FOMC meeting on April 28-29, which delivered the headline outcome markets expected — a hold at 3.50-3.75% — but with a far more contentious internal split than anticipated. The committee voted 8-4 to hold (some sources reported 11-1, but the dissent count of four is firmer), with Stephen Miran preferring an immediate quarter-point cut and three others — Hammack, Kashkari, Logan — supporting the hold but opposing the

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ICEX to Introduce Trading of Diamond Futures

Mumbai: The Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX) is set to launch trading of diamond futures with a view to helping the industry hedge against wild fluctuations in polished prices. Investors will buy diamond futures on ICEX in a format similar to commodities exchanges such as Comex, Nymex and the London Metal Exchange. They will be able to choose from three different

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Lucapa Production Jumped 147% in Q4

Perth: Lucapa Diamond Company Limited posted a 147-percent jump on the year in production in the December quarter. The Lulo mine, in which Lucapa has a 40-percent stake, produced 5,313 carats and achieved its highest quarterly production during the Angolan wet season, Lucapa and its partners said in a statement. The company sold two parcels of diamonds from Lulo totaling

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Evara Gets Brand of The Year 2016-17 Award

Mumbai: ‘Platinum EVARA’, the bridal jewellery collection has now been bestowed with the “BRAND OF THE YEAR 2016-17 – THE EMERGING NO.1 IN THE JEWELLERY CATEGORY” award, at the Pride of India awards recently held in Mumbai. The brand was felicitated with this honor by the World Consulting and Research Company (WCRC), which is Asia’s leading research and consulting firm.

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Second Seminar on Demonetization in Surat

Surat: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), Surat organised a seminar on ‘Demonetization and Opportunities for G & J Sector’ on Jan 3, 2017. The seminar, which was the second on the theme held by GJEPC in the city, saw a large turnout of diamantaires, especially many of the smaller manufacturers who are facing problems as a result

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ICEX to Introduce Trading of Diamond Futures

Mumbai: The Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX) is set to launch trading of diamond futures with a view to helping the industry hedge against wild fluctuations in polished prices. Investors will buy diamond futures on ICEX in a format similar to commodities exchanges such as Comex, Nymex and the London Metal Exchange. They will be able to choose from three different

Read More »

Lucapa Production Jumped 147% in Q4

Perth: Lucapa Diamond Company Limited posted a 147-percent jump on the year in production in the December quarter. The Lulo mine, in which Lucapa has a 40-percent stake, produced 5,313 carats and achieved its highest quarterly production during the Angolan wet season, Lucapa and its partners said in a statement. The company sold two parcels of diamonds from Lulo totaling

Read More »

Evara Gets Brand of The Year 2016-17 Award

Mumbai: ‘Platinum EVARA’, the bridal jewellery collection has now been bestowed with the “BRAND OF THE YEAR 2016-17 – THE EMERGING NO.1 IN THE JEWELLERY CATEGORY” award, at the Pride of India awards recently held in Mumbai. The brand was felicitated with this honor by the World Consulting and Research Company (WCRC), which is Asia’s leading research and consulting firm.

Read More »

Second Seminar on Demonetization in Surat

Surat: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), Surat organised a seminar on ‘Demonetization and Opportunities for G & J Sector’ on Jan 3, 2017. The seminar, which was the second on the theme held by GJEPC in the city, saw a large turnout of diamantaires, especially many of the smaller manufacturers who are facing problems as a result

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