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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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“HRD Antwerp Certified" Flagship Store in Paris
Paris: In the presence of the Belgian Ambassador in France, H.E. Vincent Mertens de Wilmars and Peter Macken, CEO HRD Antwerp, HRD Antwerp’s first flagship store was inaugurated on 23 June 2016 in Paris. An exclusive partnership between HRD Antwerp, Europe’s leading authority in diamond certification and selected retailers. The “flagship” designation is liberally applied to stores in prestigious locations,
Poor Pay in India’s Gem Trade: ASSOCHAM
New Delhi: Salaries in India’s gem and jewellery sector are half of those in other industries, according to a report that highlights a labor shortage driven by rock-bottom pay and dangerous working conditions. Workers in the industry earn an average of $3,740 (INR 252,000) per year, according to a study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India
New Technic to Produce Artificial Diamonds
Moscow: Experts of the Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry (ISSCM) of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) have developed a technique to produce artificial diamonds, which permits to make them a thousand times faster, much faster than the methods used today. The news was broken to reporters by Boris Tolochko, Senior Research Fellow,
Rough Prices Declining: ABN AMRO
Amsterdam: Rough diamond prices are likely to fall because of sluggish consumer demand for jewelry, according to a report from ABN AMRO. A surge in the Composite Rough Diamond Index so far this year is not sustainable and may have been motivated by traders’ opportunistic behavior, Georgette Boele, the bank’s coordinator of FX and precious metals strategy, said in a
“HRD Antwerp Certified" Flagship Store in Paris
Paris: In the presence of the Belgian Ambassador in France, H.E. Vincent Mertens de Wilmars and Peter Macken, CEO HRD Antwerp, HRD Antwerp’s first flagship store was inaugurated on 23 June 2016 in Paris. An exclusive partnership between HRD Antwerp, Europe’s leading authority in diamond certification and selected retailers. The “flagship” designation is liberally applied to stores in prestigious locations,
Poor Pay in India’s Gem Trade: ASSOCHAM
New Delhi: Salaries in India’s gem and jewellery sector are half of those in other industries, according to a report that highlights a labor shortage driven by rock-bottom pay and dangerous working conditions. Workers in the industry earn an average of $3,740 (INR 252,000) per year, according to a study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India
New Technic to Produce Artificial Diamonds
Moscow: Experts of the Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry (ISSCM) of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) have developed a technique to produce artificial diamonds, which permits to make them a thousand times faster, much faster than the methods used today. The news was broken to reporters by Boris Tolochko, Senior Research Fellow,
Rough Prices Declining: ABN AMRO
Amsterdam: Rough diamond prices are likely to fall because of sluggish consumer demand for jewelry, according to a report from ABN AMRO. A surge in the Composite Rough Diamond Index so far this year is not sustainable and may have been motivated by traders’ opportunistic behavior, Georgette Boele, the bank’s coordinator of FX and precious metals strategy, said in a
