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Hawkish Fed Comments on Inflation Landed Right at Both Metals’ Supply Zones, and the Correction Wrote Itself
Macro Snapshot: The correction in gold and silver during the week ending August 28 was a confluence event. Both metals had rallied into well-defined supply zones (gold at ₹162,000-164,000, silver at ₹244,000-248,000) and were showing early signs of exhaustion. Into that setup, the July PCE release on August 26 came in hot on the headline (3.7% year over year against 3.6% consensus), and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s August 28 Jackson Hole address leaned decisively hawkish on inflation. The trigger
Hawkish Fed Comments on Inflation Landed Right at Both Metals’ Supply Zones, and the Correction Wrote Itself
Macro Snapshot: The correction in gold and silver during the week ending August 28 was a confluence event. Both metals had rallied into well-defined supply zones (gold at ₹162,000-164,000, silver at ₹244,000-248,000) and were showing early signs of exhaustion. Into that setup, the July PCE release on August 26 came in hot on the headline (3.7% year over year against 3.6% consensus), and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s August 28 Jackson Hole address leaned decisively hawkish on inflation. The trigger
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Portuguese Co. Makes First Export of Diamonds
Lisbon: Portuguese company Portdiamonds / Numerplatina Ida has announced its first-ever export of rough diamonds with Kimberley Process (KP) certificates to Dubai. The Lisbon-based rough diamond trading company, which has been operating for more than four years, exported the KP-approved diamonds to AIC Diamonds which is a member of the Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre, and will be exporting rough diamonds on
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
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.
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
Portuguese Co. Makes First Export of Diamonds
Lisbon: Portuguese company Portdiamonds / Numerplatina Ida has announced its first-ever export of rough diamonds with Kimberley Process (KP) certificates to Dubai. The Lisbon-based rough diamond trading company, which has been operating for more than four years, exported the KP-approved diamonds to AIC Diamonds which is a member of the Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre, and will be exporting rough diamonds on
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
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.
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
