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Two Central Banks, Two Signals: Why the NFP Shock Hit Silver Harder Than Gold
Macro Snapshot: The week ending June 5 belonged to two central banks and one labour number. On Friday June 5, the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee held the repo rate at 5.25% for the third consecutive meeting, voting unanimously, and raised the FY27 inflation projection by 50 basis points to 5.1%. Hours later, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics released a May nonfarm payrolls print of 172,000 jobs, roughly double the consensus expectation of approximately 85,000. The number
Two Central Banks, Two Signals: Why the NFP Shock Hit Silver Harder Than Gold
Macro Snapshot: The week ending June 5 belonged to two central banks and one labour number. On Friday June 5, the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee held the repo rate at 5.25% for the third consecutive meeting, voting unanimously, and raised the FY27 inflation projection by 50 basis points to 5.1%. Hours later, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics released a May nonfarm payrolls print of 172,000 jobs, roughly double the consensus expectation of approximately 85,000. The number
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Chow Tai Fook to Sell Diapers and Cookies
Beijing: China’s largest jewelry retail chain, Chow Tai Fook, is spreading its wings further afield and is aiming to expand more broadly into retail in a bid to capture some of the business of Chinese retail giant Alibaba and other Internet retailers. It invested $54 million in shopping platform CTFHOKO.com in December and a mall to showcase products sold online,
Botswana Diamonds Loss Widens to £274,000
Gaborone: Botswana Diamonds, which is currently exploring for diamonds in Botswana, recorded a £274,000 loss during the six months to 31 December 2015 from £174,000 recorded a year earlier. The increase in loss was, however, due to an exchange difference on translation of foreign operations. Operating losses dropped to £155,000 during the same period under review compared to £166,000 recorded
UAE for Standardization of Rough Prices
Dubai: Kimberley Process (KP) chairman UAE has sponsored an initiative aimed at standardizing rough diamond prices, due to be launched later this year, according to a report in The National. It comes as a response to NGO criticism of transfer mispricing practices in the diamond trade, which have allegedly deprived diamond producer states of tax revenue. “We feel that should
Alrosa to Open Vladivostok Branch
Moscow: The ALROSA Supervisory Board has approved the recent decision to open a branch in Vladivostok, as the company seeks to capitalize on rough and polished trade with the Asia-Pacific region. It is thought that the decision will pave the way for the creation of a Russian Diamond Centre in the Primorye Territory. The Vladivostok branch will be responsible for
Chow Tai Fook to Sell Diapers and Cookies
Beijing: China’s largest jewelry retail chain, Chow Tai Fook, is spreading its wings further afield and is aiming to expand more broadly into retail in a bid to capture some of the business of Chinese retail giant Alibaba and other Internet retailers. It invested $54 million in shopping platform CTFHOKO.com in December and a mall to showcase products sold online,
Botswana Diamonds Loss Widens to £274,000
Gaborone: Botswana Diamonds, which is currently exploring for diamonds in Botswana, recorded a £274,000 loss during the six months to 31 December 2015 from £174,000 recorded a year earlier. The increase in loss was, however, due to an exchange difference on translation of foreign operations. Operating losses dropped to £155,000 during the same period under review compared to £166,000 recorded
UAE for Standardization of Rough Prices
Dubai: Kimberley Process (KP) chairman UAE has sponsored an initiative aimed at standardizing rough diamond prices, due to be launched later this year, according to a report in The National. It comes as a response to NGO criticism of transfer mispricing practices in the diamond trade, which have allegedly deprived diamond producer states of tax revenue. “We feel that should
Alrosa to Open Vladivostok Branch
Moscow: The ALROSA Supervisory Board has approved the recent decision to open a branch in Vladivostok, as the company seeks to capitalize on rough and polished trade with the Asia-Pacific region. It is thought that the decision will pave the way for the creation of a Russian Diamond Centre in the Primorye Territory. The Vladivostok branch will be responsible for
