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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 Gold Demand Touches 13-Year Low
Mumbai: India’s gold demand has slumped to its lowest in 13 years due to various measures announced by the government to discourage purchases. GFMS, a precious metals consultancy, estimated India’s gold demand at 580 tonnes in 2016, a decline of 34 per cent from the previous year. This level of demand has not been seen in India since 2003. “The
Rising Demand for Online Diamond Trading
Ramat Gan: Electronic diamond trading is gaining steam worldwide, various stakeholders in the international diamond industry said at an e-commerce symposium held by the Israel Diamond Institute (IDI). The symposium was held at the Israel Precious Stones and Diamonds Exchange with Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) President Yoram Dvash, Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) Chairman Shmuel Schnitzer, Attorney Eli Shimoni and the
De Beers Q4 Output Leaps 10pc to 7.8mct
Gaborone: De Beers’ rough diamond production leaped 10 percent to 7.8 million carats during the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with 7.1 million carats, a year earlier, when production was reduced in response to trading conditions, Anglo American said. The group’s rough diamond production also increased 24 percent compared with 6,273 million carats produced during the third quarter as a
Blom Diamonds Taken Over by Tychean Resources
Johannesburg: Blom Diamonds, a cutting and polishing firm owned by senior industry figure Ernie Blom, has agreed to be acquired by Australia’s Tychean Resources for up to $4.1 million (AUD 5.5 million). Under the deal, Tychean will issue shares worth about $206,352 (AUD 273,800), based on AUD 0.004 per share at the time of the deal, to acquire a 74
India’s Gold Demand Touches 13-Year Low
Mumbai: India’s gold demand has slumped to its lowest in 13 years due to various measures announced by the government to discourage purchases. GFMS, a precious metals consultancy, estimated India’s gold demand at 580 tonnes in 2016, a decline of 34 per cent from the previous year. This level of demand has not been seen in India since 2003. “The
Rising Demand for Online Diamond Trading
Ramat Gan: Electronic diamond trading is gaining steam worldwide, various stakeholders in the international diamond industry said at an e-commerce symposium held by the Israel Diamond Institute (IDI). The symposium was held at the Israel Precious Stones and Diamonds Exchange with Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) President Yoram Dvash, Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) Chairman Shmuel Schnitzer, Attorney Eli Shimoni and the
De Beers Q4 Output Leaps 10pc to 7.8mct
Gaborone: De Beers’ rough diamond production leaped 10 percent to 7.8 million carats during the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with 7.1 million carats, a year earlier, when production was reduced in response to trading conditions, Anglo American said. The group’s rough diamond production also increased 24 percent compared with 6,273 million carats produced during the third quarter as a
Blom Diamonds Taken Over by Tychean Resources
Johannesburg: Blom Diamonds, a cutting and polishing firm owned by senior industry figure Ernie Blom, has agreed to be acquired by Australia’s Tychean Resources for up to $4.1 million (AUD 5.5 million). Under the deal, Tychean will issue shares worth about $206,352 (AUD 273,800), based on AUD 0.004 per share at the time of the deal, to acquire a 74
