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The 200-Day Test: Where the Bull Case for Gold and Silver Goes on Trial
Macro Snapshot: The week ending June 26 extended the precious metals selloff to a fifth consecutive week and pushed both gold and silver into the most important long-term technical zone of the broader uptrend: the 200-day exponential moving average. Three macro forces drove the decline, and they did so simultaneously. First, the US-Iran 60-day peace roadmap, formally signed in Switzerland on June 17, continued to remove the geopolitical risk premium that had supported the metals since the February conflict began.
The 200-Day Test: Where the Bull Case for Gold and Silver Goes on Trial
Macro Snapshot: The week ending June 26 extended the precious metals selloff to a fifth consecutive week and pushed both gold and silver into the most important long-term technical zone of the broader uptrend: the 200-day exponential moving average. Three macro forces drove the decline, and they did so simultaneously. First, the US-Iran 60-day peace roadmap, formally signed in Switzerland on June 17, continued to remove the geopolitical risk premium that had supported the metals since the February conflict began.
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Gemfields Gets Price of $318/ct at Ruby Auction
London: Gemfields plc reported revenue of $28.8 million from an auction of higher- and medium-quality rough rubies from the Montepuez ruby deposit in Mozambique. The company achieved an average price of $318 per carat, selling 90,642 out of 92,136 carats, or 45 out of 49 lots, according to a Gemfields statement December 21. It sold 98 percent by weight and
India Takes First Step to Commence Rough Trading
Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) launched the India Diamond Trading Centre marking a significant milestone in PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’ campaign to promote India as a global diamond-trading hub. Chief Guest, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India inaugurated the Centre
Now De Beers Closing Diamond Mine in Botswana
Gaborone: Botswana’s diamond mining giant, Debswana, is closing its Damtshaa mine, and will scale down production at Orapa No.1 operation for the next three years as it battles a continued downturn in the global diamond market, local paper Southern Times reports. The company, a 50/50 joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana Government had forecast production of 22 million
Zimbabwe Starts Work on Diamond Bourse
Bulawayo: The Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) has started work to set up the first ever diamond bourse in the country, reports The Southern Times. The company has called for consultancy work on the multi-million dollar project. Zimbabwe had planned to establish a diamond exchange by end of the first half of 2015, but however the target could not
Gemfields Gets Price of $318/ct at Ruby Auction
London: Gemfields plc reported revenue of $28.8 million from an auction of higher- and medium-quality rough rubies from the Montepuez ruby deposit in Mozambique. The company achieved an average price of $318 per carat, selling 90,642 out of 92,136 carats, or 45 out of 49 lots, according to a Gemfields statement December 21. It sold 98 percent by weight and
India Takes First Step to Commence Rough Trading
Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) launched the India Diamond Trading Centre marking a significant milestone in PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’ campaign to promote India as a global diamond-trading hub. Chief Guest, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India inaugurated the Centre
Now De Beers Closing Diamond Mine in Botswana
Gaborone: Botswana’s diamond mining giant, Debswana, is closing its Damtshaa mine, and will scale down production at Orapa No.1 operation for the next three years as it battles a continued downturn in the global diamond market, local paper Southern Times reports. The company, a 50/50 joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana Government had forecast production of 22 million
Zimbabwe Starts Work on Diamond Bourse
Bulawayo: The Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) has started work to set up the first ever diamond bourse in the country, reports The Southern Times. The company has called for consultancy work on the multi-million dollar project. Zimbabwe had planned to establish a diamond exchange by end of the first half of 2015, but however the target could not
