Melee weakand prices softening as rupee depreciation (-8% in three months to INR 73.53/$1on Oct. 18) impacts Indian demand. Threat of undisclosed synthetics alsoinfluencing jewelers to avoid melee inventory. US orders and memo for 0.70 to1.99 ct. diamonds supporting the market. Sears files for bankruptcy,highlighting need for retailers to innovate, improve in-store and onlinecustomer engagement, a...Read More
Drop in sentiment amid rupee depreciation and Surat bankruptcy rumors.Small-scale manufacturers under pressure as domestic demand for under-0.25 ct. goodsdeclines. Steady US interest in SI-I1 diamonds. Fewer foreign dealers in themarket than during last week's Bharat Diamond Bourse buying event. Jewelerscautious ahead of Diwali festival as weak rupee inflates gold prices. RoundRead More
RAPAPORT... Three major Las Vegas trade shows have joined forces to holdtheir 2019 exhibitions at the same location to make attendance easier forbuyers. The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) Gem Fair, the LasVegas Antique Jewelry and Watch Show, and Premier will all take place atthe Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) from May 30 to June 3, the organizers ofthe events said Wednesday. Visit...Read More
RAPAPORT... Christie's is set to auction a 24-carat diamond necklace thatMarilyn Monroe wore for the premiere of her 1953 movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.The fancy-yellow, VS2-clarity Moon of Baroda - which originated from the famous Galcondamine that also produced the Hope Diamond - is estimated at $500,000 to$750,000. Christie's will also auction an autographed photo of the actressweari...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) has expanded its collaborationwith Alibaba by introducing sales directly to Chinese consumers. Israeli diamonds will be available as loose stones on Ali Auction, the Asian e-commercegiant's luxury platform, the IDE said Wednesday. The bourse will launch theventure at the inaugural China International Import Expo in Shanghai in earlyNovember. The n...Read More
(IDEX Online) - This week the Diamond Dealers Club (DDC) welcomed the Israel Diamond Exchange and its members for the fall edition of Israel Diamond Week at the DDC. As in the past, members of both bourses exhibited their goods on the DDC trading floor, now located at 50 West 47th Street. Reports of the week have indicated an increase in business sales and opportunities due to the s...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Israeli diamonds will now be offered for sale directly to Chinese consumers on Alibaba's luxury platform, Ali Auction (paimai.taobao.com). The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE), which has been working with Alibaba.com for the past year on B2B diamond sales, is expanding its activity in the Chinese market through this prestigious ecommerce site. IDE is the only diamond center to...Read More
Law firm Hogan Lovells Africa head and partner Andrew Skipper on Thursday opened the firm’s Africa Forum conference by stating that, in Africa, there is an understandable combination of optimism and scepticism, but stressed that the available opportunities were enormous.“Currency, corruption and certainty need to change; it is often not happening fast enough, but until that is sorted o...Read More
South Africans aren’t the only ones struggling through the country’s economic slump.The fortunes of Lesotho, Namibia, and eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, are beholden to developments in their larger neighbour with their exchange rates pegged to the rand, the worst-performing major currency against the dollar this year. The three nations, together with Botswana, also derive reven...Read More
Peninsula Energy Ltd (ASX:PEN) has achieved an 8% increase in production from its Lance Projects in Wyoming, US during the quarter ended September 30 2018, compared to the previous quarter.The increase in production is partly the result of the completion of a dried pounds reconciliation by the toll milling contractor for the period April 2018 to September 2018, as is standard industry practice dur...Read More
Silver prices have been getting decimated due to a strengthening dollar.The dollar is strengthening because of the Fed's rising interest rate policy.The horrid shape of the US Federal Budget will likely limit interest rates and dollar strength, and will most likely cause the dollar to fall long term.SLVO allows investors to make a long-term bet on rising silver prices and collect an income whi...Read More
"Great Panther Silver (TSX:GPR) is a precious metals producing and exploration company operating in Latin America, exploring deposits in both Peru and in one of Mexico's most historically prolific mining districts. https://t.co/B8hxCMjFzA @Gr8_Panther"Read full newsRead More
Two former Deutsche Bank AG traders were found guilty of trying to rig a key lending benchmark that was considered one of the most important barometers of the world's financial health. Matthew Connolly, who led Deutsche Bank's DB, -0.46% pool trading desk in New York, and Gavin Campbell Black, a former derivatives trader who worked on the bank's London desk, were convicted Wednesday of conspira...Read More
The Chilean government said on Wednesday it would seek international arbitration...Read full newsRead More
- "Large challenges loom for the global economy to prevent a second Great Depression" warn IMF- Massive government debts and eroded fiscal buffers since 2008 suggest global dominos await a single market crash- 2008 crisis measures cast long, dark "terrifying" shadowby William Pesek via Asia TimesIs another "Great Depression" on the horizon?It would be easier to dismiss these words from Nourie...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1223.80-$1.10Silver$14.63-$0.03XAU69.86-0.35%HUI155.23-0.06%GDM554.76-0.52%JSE Gold1190.39-23.73USD95.58+0.52Euro115.05-0.76Yen89.35-0.03Oil$69.75-$2.1710-Year3.191%+0.034T-Bond137.90625-0.59375Dow25706.68-0.36%Nasdaq7642.70-0.04%S&P2809.21-0.03% The Metals: Gold dipped $4.20 to $1220.70 in Asia before it climbed up to $1229.50 by late morning in New York, but it then f...Read More
- "Large challenges loom for the global economy to prevent a second Great Depression" warn IMF- Massive government debts and eroded fiscal buffers since 2008 suggest global dominos await a single market crash- 2008 crisis measures cast long, dark "terrifying" shadowby William Pesek via Asia TimesIs another "Great Depression" on the horizon?It would be easier to dismiss these words from Nourie...Read More
This could soon be the backbone of America's electrical grid.What would the perfect mining stock for this market look like?First, it would be an incredibly rare element... one with limited supply.Second, it would be an element now under the radar... but about to break out with predictable demand.Third, there should be a company working toward a virtual monopoly on this element...And these three th...Read More
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British Columbia's Golden Triangle mining district is experiencing a modern-day gold rush on improved key infrastructure, rising gold prices and the discovery potential in a new geological model.Read full newsRead More