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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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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ALROSA's Revenue +8% in 2015 on Weaker Rouble

Moscow: ALROSA reported revenue jumped 8.4 percent to $3.28 billion (RUB 224.5 billion) last year as the rouble’s depreciation against the dollar boosted the Russian miner’s sales in local currency. As a result, the company swung to a profit of $470.9 million from a loss of $246.2 million in a year ago, overcoming a 24 percent slide in the volume

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De Beers Launches Diamond Reselling Business

Gaborone: The De Beers Group of Companies yesterday formally launched the International Institute of Diamond Valuation (IIDV) in the US to provide an enhanced diamond jewellery reselling solution, suited to the needs of both retailers and consumers. IIDV will provide an improved consumer experience by offering more accurate and attractive prices, as well as greater transparency in the reselling process.

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Diamond Services Expands Service to IDE

Hong Kong: Diamond Services, a developer and provider of screening services and technology for the diamond and jewellery industries, has announced that it will expand its lab-grown and colour-treated diamond screening service next week to the Israeli diamond centre. The launch of operations in Ramat Gan, Israel, comes on the heels of the inauguration of the company’s lab-grown and colour-treated

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India not to Withdraw 1% Duty on Jewellery

New Delhi: India’s Finance Minster Mr. Arun Jaitely stood firm on the government’s plan to impose 1% excise duty on non-silver jewellery, saying the measure was aimed at linking gold with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which he hoped would be rolled out soon. Replying to the debate on the Budget in Lok Sabha, the FM made it clear

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ALROSA's Revenue +8% in 2015 on Weaker Rouble

Moscow: ALROSA reported revenue jumped 8.4 percent to $3.28 billion (RUB 224.5 billion) last year as the rouble’s depreciation against the dollar boosted the Russian miner’s sales in local currency. As a result, the company swung to a profit of $470.9 million from a loss of $246.2 million in a year ago, overcoming a 24 percent slide in the volume

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De Beers Launches Diamond Reselling Business

Gaborone: The De Beers Group of Companies yesterday formally launched the International Institute of Diamond Valuation (IIDV) in the US to provide an enhanced diamond jewellery reselling solution, suited to the needs of both retailers and consumers. IIDV will provide an improved consumer experience by offering more accurate and attractive prices, as well as greater transparency in the reselling process.

Read More »

Diamond Services Expands Service to IDE

Hong Kong: Diamond Services, a developer and provider of screening services and technology for the diamond and jewellery industries, has announced that it will expand its lab-grown and colour-treated diamond screening service next week to the Israeli diamond centre. The launch of operations in Ramat Gan, Israel, comes on the heels of the inauguration of the company’s lab-grown and colour-treated

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India not to Withdraw 1% Duty on Jewellery

New Delhi: India’s Finance Minster Mr. Arun Jaitely stood firm on the government’s plan to impose 1% excise duty on non-silver jewellery, saying the measure was aimed at linking gold with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which he hoped would be rolled out soon. Replying to the debate on the Budget in Lok Sabha, the FM made it clear

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