Why Did Gold & Silver Break Down Just as Fed Hike Bets Faded

Macro Snapshot: The rate backdrop eased during the week ending 23 October, which makes the metals’ slide harder to explain. CME FedWatch odds of a hike at the 27 to 28 October FOMC meeting had settled near one in three on 14 October, after the 3.7% September CPI print, and stood at 9.4% by 23 October. December hike odds slipped from about 90% to close to 80%. The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.00% against 5.09% a week earlier, and

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Why Did Gold & Silver Break Down Just as Fed Hike Bets Faded

Macro Snapshot: The rate backdrop eased during the week ending 23 October, which makes the metals’ slide harder to explain. CME FedWatch odds of a hike at the 27 to 28 October FOMC meeting had settled near one in three on 14 October, after the 3.7% September CPI print, and stood at 9.4% by 23 October. December hike odds slipped from about 90% to close to 80%. The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.00% against 5.09% a week earlier, and

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India not to Ask Nirav Modi About PNB Scam

London: Ahead of the extradition hearing of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi at Westminster Court, India has assured the United Kingdom that the Fugitive Economic Offender will not be “questioned” in connection with the $2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. A written assurance or sovereign guarantee to this effect has been submitted to the UK authorities through the Crown

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De Beers Launches Desert Diamonds Beacon

London: De Beers Group has announced the consumer launch of Desert diamonds, the first new ‘beacon’ it has developed in over a decade, supported by its largest category marketing investment in more than ten years. A De Beers beacon is a celebration of natural diamonds that is manifested through a jewelry concept designed to galvanize the industry around a central

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Amit Pratihari Named MD, GIA India Laboratory 

Mumbai: The board of directors of GIA India Laboratory Pvt. Ltd. (GIA India) has appointed Amit Pratihari as managing director, responsible for all aspects of GIA India’s gemological laboratories in Mumbai and Surat, as well as the GIA India school in Mumbai. Reporting to the board of directors of GIA India, he assumed his responsibilities on October 1. Amit’s deep experience

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GJC Welcomes Formation of Dakshata Samiti 

Mumbai: The All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the apex body representing over 600,000 jewellers across India, has welcomed the Maharashtra Government’s historic step of establishing a state-level ‘Dakshata Committee’ (Vigilance Committee) to ensure the safety and security of jewellers. For a long time, jewellers have faced harassment during investigations of theft and robbery cases involving gold and silver. In

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Turnaround in Fancy Yellow Diamond Prices in Q4

New York: Following a better-than-expected holiday sales season in the US and continued sluggish demand in Asia, the fancy color diamond category has demonstrated stability, with overall prices growing on average 0.3% during the fourth quarter of 2015, according to the Fancy Color Diamond Index. The strongest performance was in the fancy yellow diamond segment, growing by 1.1%. Among fancy

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DiaCam360 to Introduce Latest, Improved Camera

Ramat Gan: DiaCam360, the company that has conquered the international diamond trading community’s heart with its small, portable, effective and affordable camera that creates high quality photos and 360-degree, interactive videos of polished and rough diamonds, announced it will introduce the latest, improved model of its camera during the upcoming International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI) which will be held

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'Spend Substantially on Generic Campaigns'

Ramat Gan:  Shmuel Schnitzer, Chairman of the Israel Diamond Institute Group of Companies (IDI) and past President of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) and the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), called on the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) to invest a substantial amount in the generic marketing campaign that it was planning to launch later this year. Schnitzer was speaking

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‘Design Inspiration’ Inspires the Jewellery Industry

Mumbai: “Design Inspirations”, a two-day seminar focused on design organized by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) on 8th & 9th Feb ended yesterday successfully. Mr. Praveenshankar Pandya, Chairman of the GJEPC, inaugurating the event said, “If the design is right, if it captures the imagination of the consumer then the jewellery sells and sells in multiples.” Explaining

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