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The Correction is Ten Weeks Old. The Floor Has Not Broken. Is That the Signal?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 31 delivered two of the most consequential macro events of 2026, and neither resolved the stalemate that has defined gold and silver for five weeks. On Wednesday July 29, the Federal Reserve held rates at 3.50-3.75% in a divided 9-3 vote. Three regional Fed presidents (Cleveland’s Beth Hammack, Minneapolis’ Neel Kashkari, and Dallas’ Lorie Logan) dissented in favour of an immediate 25 basis point hike, the largest number of dissents for rates to move
The Correction is Ten Weeks Old. The Floor Has Not Broken. Is That the Signal?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 31 delivered two of the most consequential macro events of 2026, and neither resolved the stalemate that has defined gold and silver for five weeks. On Wednesday July 29, the Federal Reserve held rates at 3.50-3.75% in a divided 9-3 vote. Three regional Fed presidents (Cleveland’s Beth Hammack, Minneapolis’ Neel Kashkari, and Dallas’ Lorie Logan) dissented in favour of an immediate 25 basis point hike, the largest number of dissents for rates to move
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IDWI from 13th Feb, 2017 with New Format
Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) announced that the next International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI) would be held on February 13 – 16, 2017. The event, which has been held in Israel for the past five years, has become an essential feature on the calendar of professional diamond dealers globally. The next IDWI will be held in a
Antwerp’s Diamond Trade Slightly up in H1
Antwerp: From January to June, 111.1 million carats of rough and polished diamonds were traded on the Antwerp diamond market, as compared to 102.8 million carats in the first half of 2015. The trade figures for polished diamonds remained stable but were lower than last year. The rough trade increased as compared to 2015. During the first six months this
Petra and Ekapa Enter into Joint Mining Venture
Johannesburg: Petra Diamonds Limited announced it has entered into an unincorporated joint venture agreement with Ekapa Mining (Pty) Ltd. named the Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture. The respective operations comprise Petra’s Kimberley Underground mines, Ekapa’s tailings operations and Kimberley Mines tailings operations. The joint venture agreement came into effect on July 1, with Petra and its BEE partners holding 75.9
GII Builds Synthetic Diamond Detecting Machine
Mumbai: To address the threat of undisclosed mixing of Synthetic diamonds with Natural Diamonds, the Gemmological Institute of India (GII), a project of Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and co-sponsored by Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) has introduced a new instrument which immediately detects synthetic diamonds. The instrument which has been named as “Quick-Check”, has been indigenously designed by
IDWI from 13th Feb, 2017 with New Format
Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) announced that the next International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI) would be held on February 13 – 16, 2017. The event, which has been held in Israel for the past five years, has become an essential feature on the calendar of professional diamond dealers globally. The next IDWI will be held in a
Antwerp’s Diamond Trade Slightly up in H1
Antwerp: From January to June, 111.1 million carats of rough and polished diamonds were traded on the Antwerp diamond market, as compared to 102.8 million carats in the first half of 2015. The trade figures for polished diamonds remained stable but were lower than last year. The rough trade increased as compared to 2015. During the first six months this
Petra and Ekapa Enter into Joint Mining Venture
Johannesburg: Petra Diamonds Limited announced it has entered into an unincorporated joint venture agreement with Ekapa Mining (Pty) Ltd. named the Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture. The respective operations comprise Petra’s Kimberley Underground mines, Ekapa’s tailings operations and Kimberley Mines tailings operations. The joint venture agreement came into effect on July 1, with Petra and its BEE partners holding 75.9
GII Builds Synthetic Diamond Detecting Machine
Mumbai: To address the threat of undisclosed mixing of Synthetic diamonds with Natural Diamonds, the Gemmological Institute of India (GII), a project of Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and co-sponsored by Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) has introduced a new instrument which immediately detects synthetic diamonds. The instrument which has been named as “Quick-Check”, has been indigenously designed by
