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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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India’s Diamond Trade Continues to Recover
Mumbai: Diamond trading in India improved in January, according to official data, as the country’s manufacturing sector continues to recover from a liquidity squeeze in the final months of last year. Imports of rough diamonds, an indicator of demand from India’s large cutting-and-polishing sector, jumped 28 percent to $1.26 billion during the month, according to the Gem & Jewellery Export
IDCA Honors Industry Figures
New York: The Indian Diamond & Colorstone Association (IDCA), New York, hosted its grand gala event during the AGTA Tucson Gem Show on February 2 at the Marriott University Park Hotel. IDCA President Ashok Sancheti opened the evening with a welcome address. Gemfields, PLC, was honored with the prestigious “Excellence in Colorstone – Mining to Marketing” Award. Accepting the award,
DS Expanding Screening Services for Syn. Rough
Hong Kong: With evidence mounting about a surge in the volume of uncut synthetic diamonds entering the marketplace, Diamond Services has announced that it is expanding its synthetic screening service for rough diamonds at its facilities in Hong Kong and New York. “The market has expressed an urgent need and we are responding,” said Joseph Kuzi, Diamond Services’ CEO and
Zimbabwe’s 'Dead' Diamond Ind Needs Reviving
Harare: The decision to consolidate diamond mining killed the industry in Zimbabwe and government is currently re-engaging the Chinese companies that were operating in Marange to reach an amicable settlement, said Finance Minister, Patrick Chinamasa while addressing Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI). New Zimbabwe writes that according to the minister, the diamond mining sector is “dead” and is currently not
India’s Diamond Trade Continues to Recover
Mumbai: Diamond trading in India improved in January, according to official data, as the country’s manufacturing sector continues to recover from a liquidity squeeze in the final months of last year. Imports of rough diamonds, an indicator of demand from India’s large cutting-and-polishing sector, jumped 28 percent to $1.26 billion during the month, according to the Gem & Jewellery Export
IDCA Honors Industry Figures
New York: The Indian Diamond & Colorstone Association (IDCA), New York, hosted its grand gala event during the AGTA Tucson Gem Show on February 2 at the Marriott University Park Hotel. IDCA President Ashok Sancheti opened the evening with a welcome address. Gemfields, PLC, was honored with the prestigious “Excellence in Colorstone – Mining to Marketing” Award. Accepting the award,
DS Expanding Screening Services for Syn. Rough
Hong Kong: With evidence mounting about a surge in the volume of uncut synthetic diamonds entering the marketplace, Diamond Services has announced that it is expanding its synthetic screening service for rough diamonds at its facilities in Hong Kong and New York. “The market has expressed an urgent need and we are responding,” said Joseph Kuzi, Diamond Services’ CEO and
Zimbabwe’s 'Dead' Diamond Ind Needs Reviving
Harare: The decision to consolidate diamond mining killed the industry in Zimbabwe and government is currently re-engaging the Chinese companies that were operating in Marange to reach an amicable settlement, said Finance Minister, Patrick Chinamasa while addressing Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI). New Zimbabwe writes that according to the minister, the diamond mining sector is “dead” and is currently not
