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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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Zimbabwe Seeks Partners to Explore kimberlites
Harare: Zimbabwe said it has more than 100 kimberlites dotted across the country, but is need of partners to establish if they are economical. Zimbabwe currently has a single operational kimberlite mine, Murowa Diamonds in Zvishavane, which was 78-percent owned by Rio Tinto until recently. The second known kimberlite mine, River Ranch, was currently mothballed. There were reports of a
Andrey Polyakov Elected Vice President of WDC
Moscow: ALROSA vice president Andrey Polyakov was elected World Diamond Council (WDC) vice president at the council’s annual general meeting held in Moscow. According to the council’s bylaws, the vice president subsequently assumes the role of president – in this case Polyakov will take over the role in 2016. Also at the annual general meeting, delegates met to discuss a
Ronnie Elected President of US Jewelry Council
New York: Mr. Ronnie VanderLinden, the incumbent President of the Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America (DMIA), was elected President of the newly-formed United States Jewelry Council (USJC), a coalition of leading diamond, gem and jewelry trade associations in the United States that have come together to assure that the U.S. jewelry industry is collectively represented at government and
WDM Supports World Diamond Museum
Hong Kong: Last week, Alex Popov, chairman of the World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDM) published a blog entitled “Art encapsulates history, culture and preserves value – it should enfold diamonds, too.” In his article, he asked “What do diamonds have to do with art? It all depends on how we imagine the identity and position of diamonds in the future.
Zimbabwe Seeks Partners to Explore kimberlites
Harare: Zimbabwe said it has more than 100 kimberlites dotted across the country, but is need of partners to establish if they are economical. Zimbabwe currently has a single operational kimberlite mine, Murowa Diamonds in Zvishavane, which was 78-percent owned by Rio Tinto until recently. The second known kimberlite mine, River Ranch, was currently mothballed. There were reports of a
Andrey Polyakov Elected Vice President of WDC
Moscow: ALROSA vice president Andrey Polyakov was elected World Diamond Council (WDC) vice president at the council’s annual general meeting held in Moscow. According to the council’s bylaws, the vice president subsequently assumes the role of president – in this case Polyakov will take over the role in 2016. Also at the annual general meeting, delegates met to discuss a
Ronnie Elected President of US Jewelry Council
New York: Mr. Ronnie VanderLinden, the incumbent President of the Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America (DMIA), was elected President of the newly-formed United States Jewelry Council (USJC), a coalition of leading diamond, gem and jewelry trade associations in the United States that have come together to assure that the U.S. jewelry industry is collectively represented at government and
WDM Supports World Diamond Museum
Hong Kong: Last week, Alex Popov, chairman of the World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDM) published a blog entitled “Art encapsulates history, culture and preserves value – it should enfold diamonds, too.” In his article, he asked “What do diamonds have to do with art? It all depends on how we imagine the identity and position of diamonds in the future.
