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The 200-Day Test: Where the Bull Case for Gold and Silver Goes on Trial
Macro Snapshot: The week ending June 26 extended the precious metals selloff to a fifth consecutive week and pushed both gold and silver into the most important long-term technical zone of the broader uptrend: the 200-day exponential moving average. Three macro forces drove the decline, and they did so simultaneously. First, the US-Iran 60-day peace roadmap, formally signed in Switzerland on June 17, continued to remove the geopolitical risk premium that had supported the metals since the February conflict began.
The 200-Day Test: Where the Bull Case for Gold and Silver Goes on Trial
Macro Snapshot: The week ending June 26 extended the precious metals selloff to a fifth consecutive week and pushed both gold and silver into the most important long-term technical zone of the broader uptrend: the 200-day exponential moving average. Three macro forces drove the decline, and they did so simultaneously. First, the US-Iran 60-day peace roadmap, formally signed in Switzerland on June 17, continued to remove the geopolitical risk premium that had supported the metals since the February conflict began.
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Lucapa Finds 104ct. Diamond from Lulo Mine
Luanda: Lucapa Diamond Company recovered a 104-carat, D-color diamond at its Lulo mine in Angola. The type-IIa stone is the fourth rough diamond above 100 carats extracted from the deposit this year and the fifth since operations began. The diamond is the latest in a string of “special” diamonds from Lulo weighing more than 10.8 carats. Earlier this month, Lucapa
CIBJO Precious Metals Commission's Sp. Report
Milan: With five weeks to go to the opening of the 2016 CIBJO Congress in Yerevan, Armenia, on October 26, 2016, the fifth of the CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Precious Metals Commission, headed by Stella Layton, the report examines the subjects of nickel release testing and conflict minerals legislation in the European Union.
WDM Launches Revamped B2B Website
Hong Kong: The World Diamond Mark (WDM), the not-for-profit organisation that was established in 2012 by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) to assist retail jewellers in selling more diamonds and to advance generic diamond promotion and advertising among consumers, has launched a completely revamped B2B website, at www.worlddiamondmark.org. The new WDM website reflects the many activities, changes and
Alrosa Introduces New Synthetic Detector
Moscow: Russian diamond miner Alrosa has introduced a new synthetic diamond detection device. The device can identify natural polished diamonds, synthetics, and treated diamonds, as well as non-diamond imitations (simulants) such as cubic zirconia and moissanite. The producer describes the device, which comes with just two buttons, as easy to use. It weighs less than 1.5 kg and can operate
Lucapa Finds 104ct. Diamond from Lulo Mine
Luanda: Lucapa Diamond Company recovered a 104-carat, D-color diamond at its Lulo mine in Angola. The type-IIa stone is the fourth rough diamond above 100 carats extracted from the deposit this year and the fifth since operations began. The diamond is the latest in a string of “special” diamonds from Lulo weighing more than 10.8 carats. Earlier this month, Lucapa
CIBJO Precious Metals Commission's Sp. Report
Milan: With five weeks to go to the opening of the 2016 CIBJO Congress in Yerevan, Armenia, on October 26, 2016, the fifth of the CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Precious Metals Commission, headed by Stella Layton, the report examines the subjects of nickel release testing and conflict minerals legislation in the European Union.
WDM Launches Revamped B2B Website
Hong Kong: The World Diamond Mark (WDM), the not-for-profit organisation that was established in 2012 by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) to assist retail jewellers in selling more diamonds and to advance generic diamond promotion and advertising among consumers, has launched a completely revamped B2B website, at www.worlddiamondmark.org. The new WDM website reflects the many activities, changes and
Alrosa Introduces New Synthetic Detector
Moscow: Russian diamond miner Alrosa has introduced a new synthetic diamond detection device. The device can identify natural polished diamonds, synthetics, and treated diamonds, as well as non-diamond imitations (simulants) such as cubic zirconia and moissanite. The producer describes the device, which comes with just two buttons, as easy to use. It weighs less than 1.5 kg and can operate
