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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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Israel’s 2015 Polished Exports Drop 20.3%
Ramat Gan: Data released by Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Industry’s Diamonds, Special Stones and Jewelry Administration (DSJA) (formerly known as the Diamond Controller’s office) reveal a significant drop in Israel’s import and export of both rough and polished diamonds in 2015. Net polished exports for 2015 totalled US$4.993 billion, down 20.3 percent compared with 2014, while net rough imports
India Govt. Reiterates Tax Sops on GMS
New Delhi: Interest earned on deposits under the central government’s Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS) will not attract any tax; gain through trading or redemption will also be exempted from capital gains tax, it was officially reiterated on Sunday. This clarification, didn’t say if the tax deducted at source provision would apply to gains made by the scheme. The government also
Gemfields Raising Profile, Price of Gemstones
London: The Wall Street Journal writes that Gemfields PLC – a London-based company with the world’s largest emerald mine near Zambia’s border with the DRC – is “hoping to generate diamond-caliber demand for its emeralds and rubies.” The Zambian operation has helped the company dominate a fast-growing and increasingly lucrative sector. Gemfields owns 75% of the Kagem mine, with the
First Online Rough Auction by De Beers in Mumbai
Mumbai: For the first time, small and medium diamantaires will get an opportunity to participate in the rough diamond tender auction to be conducted by Diamdel, an online auction subsidiary of De Beers group, reports The Times of India. The auction will be held at the special notified zone (SNZ) in Mumbai. The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)
Israel’s 2015 Polished Exports Drop 20.3%
Ramat Gan: Data released by Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Industry’s Diamonds, Special Stones and Jewelry Administration (DSJA) (formerly known as the Diamond Controller’s office) reveal a significant drop in Israel’s import and export of both rough and polished diamonds in 2015. Net polished exports for 2015 totalled US$4.993 billion, down 20.3 percent compared with 2014, while net rough imports
India Govt. Reiterates Tax Sops on GMS
New Delhi: Interest earned on deposits under the central government’s Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS) will not attract any tax; gain through trading or redemption will also be exempted from capital gains tax, it was officially reiterated on Sunday. This clarification, didn’t say if the tax deducted at source provision would apply to gains made by the scheme. The government also
Gemfields Raising Profile, Price of Gemstones
London: The Wall Street Journal writes that Gemfields PLC – a London-based company with the world’s largest emerald mine near Zambia’s border with the DRC – is “hoping to generate diamond-caliber demand for its emeralds and rubies.” The Zambian operation has helped the company dominate a fast-growing and increasingly lucrative sector. Gemfields owns 75% of the Kagem mine, with the
First Online Rough Auction by De Beers in Mumbai
Mumbai: For the first time, small and medium diamantaires will get an opportunity to participate in the rough diamond tender auction to be conducted by Diamdel, an online auction subsidiary of De Beers group, reports The Times of India. The auction will be held at the special notified zone (SNZ) in Mumbai. The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)
