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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Zen Diamond Opens 2 New Stores in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Zen Diamond, a fine jewellery brand with a presence in over 450+ stores worldwide, is strengthening its footprint in India with the launch of two new stores in Bengaluru. Following its successful debut in Mumbai with stores in Bandra and Borivali, Zen Diamond now expands its presence to South India with openings at Phoenix Mall of Asia and Phoenix

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A New Book on ‘Theft of Koh-i-Noor’ by Britain

Mumbai: A new children’s picture book relating the story of the Koh-i-Noor as one of theft and colonial conquest, has just been published in India. Supriya Kelkar, a US-based author and illustrator of Indian origin, tells how the world’s most famous diamond was “stolen” by the British East India Company after the defeat of the Sikh Empire in 1849 and presented to Britain’s

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National Jewellery Awards 2025 Presented

Mumbai: The All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) proudly hosted the 14th edition of the World Gold Council (WGC) Presents National Jewellery Awards (NJA’25), powered by IDT Gemological Laboratories Worldwide, at Jasmine Hall, Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, in conjunction with the India Gem & Jewellery Show (GJS). The evening was a dazzling celebration of India’s finest jewellery

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Rio Tinto Launches its Final Beyond Rare Tender

Mumbai: Rio Tinto has launched its final Beyond Rare TM Tender, the third in its annual Art Series, featuring 52 lots of extraordinarily rare masterpieces of nature, from its Canadian and Australian diamond mines. Titled Into the Light, this unique event marks a special chapter in world diamond history. With Rio Tinto’s Australian Argyle Diamond Mine ceasing operations in November

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Six More Arrested in GIA Hacking Case

Mumbai: Six more people have been arrested in relation to the hacking of Gemological Institute of America (GIA) diamond-grading reports by outside parties as the investigation into the case continues. A total of eight arrests have now been made as a result of cooperation between the GIA, the Indian authorities and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the contractor that supports GIA

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Diamond Production will be only 62 Mln. Ct. in '30

New York: The Global Research and Consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan´s report indicates shows that production of mined diamonds will diminish from the current level of around 125 million carats in 2015 to only 62 million carats in 2030. Whereas the annual demand for diamonds worldwide will reach 221 million carats by 2030. According to Madestones, the larger producer in

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De Beers’ First Sight of 2016 Valued at $540 Mln

Gaborone: Anglo American plc has announced that De Beers’ first Sight of 2016 improved significantly to $540 million – more than double the final Sight of 2016, valued at $248 million. The company, in a press statement said that a number of factors influenced the increase in polished prices, including a positive US holiday retail season, lower levels of rough

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CSR Came under Focus at Vicenzaoro

Milan: Corporate Social Responsibility strategy in the gemstone and jewellery sectors came under focus at a well-attended seminar conducted during the VICENZAORO January trade show, in Vicenza, Italy, on January 24. The seminar was part of CIBJO’s and Fiera di Vicenza’s joint programme to promote CSR education in the jewellery sector, and also was supported by Gemfields PLC, the world’s

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