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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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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.

More Rate Cuts Unlikely in FY16: Ind-Ra
Mumbai: Factory Output Surprises on the Upside: Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 6.4% in August 2015, much higher than India Ratings and Research’s (Ind-Ra) forecast of 4.3%. Cumulatively for the period April-August 2015 the industrial output grew 4.1% compared with 3.0% for the same period last fiscal. This sustained growth, though still low, indicates that industrial recovery is on

Diamonds ‘Not Promoted Enough’
Saurimo: Diamonds are not being promoted well enough, and as a result people are not motivated to buy them, the chairman of Angolan state diamond company Endiama said last week. Speaking in the Angolan city of Saurimo on October 6, Carlos Sumbula told a delegation of British members of parliament that diamond producers needed to unite to streamline promotional campaigns

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.

More Rate Cuts Unlikely in FY16: Ind-Ra
Mumbai: Factory Output Surprises on the Upside: Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 6.4% in August 2015, much higher than India Ratings and Research’s (Ind-Ra) forecast of 4.3%. Cumulatively for the period April-August 2015 the industrial output grew 4.1% compared with 3.0% for the same period last fiscal. This sustained growth, though still low, indicates that industrial recovery is on

Diamonds ‘Not Promoted Enough’
Saurimo: Diamonds are not being promoted well enough, and as a result people are not motivated to buy them, the chairman of Angolan state diamond company Endiama said last week. Speaking in the Angolan city of Saurimo on October 6, Carlos Sumbula told a delegation of British members of parliament that diamond producers needed to unite to streamline promotional campaigns