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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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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De Beers Opens First Store in New York

New York: De Beers Diamond Jewellers unveiled its flagship New York store, in which it features rough diamonds to give customers a better sense of the finished product’s origin. To mark the occasion, the jewelry retailer displayed a 109-carat, type-IIa rough diamond at the store, which covers 200 square meters on Manhattan’s Madison Avenue. “To have a beautiful polished diamond

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India’s Gold Imports Go up in November

Mumbai: India’s gold import in November was the highest in this calendar year, due to a sharp increase in demand from bullion dealers and stockists. Trade sources estimate import at 100 tonnes, as compared to 98 tonnes in the same month last year and 84 tonnes in October, reports Business Standard. Dealers and stockists were anticipating a sharp rise in

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Massive Diamond Boosts Lucara’s 2016 Sales

Toronto: Lucara Diamond Corp. expects revenue to hit $295 million in 2016, implying a 32 percent surge from a year ago, following the sale of the most expensive rough diamond in history. The Canada-based miner sold the 813-carat Constellation diamond for a record $63.1 million, or $77,649 per carat, to Dubai-based Nemesis International in May. Full-year revenue including that stone

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BIS Narrows Hallmarking Norms for Gold Jewellery

Mumbai: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs (MCA) has made hallmarking of gold ornaments mandatory for three categories beginning the New Year, reports Business Standard. Effective January 1, jewellers will need to hallmark the 22, 18 and 14 carat jewellery they sell to consumers. At present, gold ornaments with all purity levels between 9

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De Beers Opens First Store in New York

New York: De Beers Diamond Jewellers unveiled its flagship New York store, in which it features rough diamonds to give customers a better sense of the finished product’s origin. To mark the occasion, the jewelry retailer displayed a 109-carat, type-IIa rough diamond at the store, which covers 200 square meters on Manhattan’s Madison Avenue. “To have a beautiful polished diamond

Read More »

India’s Gold Imports Go up in November

Mumbai: India’s gold import in November was the highest in this calendar year, due to a sharp increase in demand from bullion dealers and stockists. Trade sources estimate import at 100 tonnes, as compared to 98 tonnes in the same month last year and 84 tonnes in October, reports Business Standard. Dealers and stockists were anticipating a sharp rise in

Read More »

Massive Diamond Boosts Lucara’s 2016 Sales

Toronto: Lucara Diamond Corp. expects revenue to hit $295 million in 2016, implying a 32 percent surge from a year ago, following the sale of the most expensive rough diamond in history. The Canada-based miner sold the 813-carat Constellation diamond for a record $63.1 million, or $77,649 per carat, to Dubai-based Nemesis International in May. Full-year revenue including that stone

Read More »

BIS Narrows Hallmarking Norms for Gold Jewellery

Mumbai: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs (MCA) has made hallmarking of gold ornaments mandatory for three categories beginning the New Year, reports Business Standard. Effective January 1, jewellers will need to hallmark the 22, 18 and 14 carat jewellery they sell to consumers. At present, gold ornaments with all purity levels between 9

Read More »

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