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With December Hike Odds Intact, Can a Midterm Rally Repair Gold, Silver’s Breakdowns?
Macro Snapshot: Gold posted its best week since late August, but it got there on rate relief that had disappeared by Friday. COMEX gold rose 4.5% to $4,074.9 and silver 5.4% to $51.94 while cheaper oil pushed the odds of a December Fed hike down from about 71% on 30 October to 64% ahead of Friday’s payrolls, according to CME FedWatch readings reported by Benzinga and Reuters. The jobs data sent the odds back up to 74.8%, CNBC reported, a
With December Hike Odds Intact, Can a Midterm Rally Repair Gold, Silver’s Breakdowns?
Macro Snapshot: Gold posted its best week since late August, but it got there on rate relief that had disappeared by Friday. COMEX gold rose 4.5% to $4,074.9 and silver 5.4% to $51.94 while cheaper oil pushed the odds of a December Fed hike down from about 71% on 30 October to 64% ahead of Friday’s payrolls, according to CME FedWatch readings reported by Benzinga and Reuters. The jobs data sent the odds back up to 74.8%, CNBC reported, a
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300 Israeli Exhibitors at Int'l Diamond Week
Ramat Gan: Around 300 members of the Israel Diamond Exchange will be exhibiting their diamond stocks on the trading floor of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) at the International Diamond Week (IDW) in February. They will be joined on the IDE trading by members of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York, the Antwerp Diamond Bourse (Beurs voor Diamanthandel). The
Gem-A Offers New Coloured Stones Grading Course
London: The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has announced the official introduction of its brand new Coloured Stones Grading Course as launched at their annual Conference from 1 -4 November 2014, at the Business Design Centre, Islington. The new course, run in association with colour communication and gem grading specialists, Gemewizard, is designed to provide jewellers, gemmologists and enthusiasts
India may Announce Budget Sops
Mumbai: India’s gems and jewellery sector, one of the focus areas of the government’s ambitious ‘Make in India’ programme, may get incentives in the Union Budget next month. The sector contributes significantly to growth in the country’s overall exports and has been identified by the government as one of the 25 focus segments for ‘Make in India’ campaign. Commerce and
DDE to Host Second Diamond Conference
Dubai: The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) has announced that it will host the second Dubai Diamond Conference. The agenda will include panel discussions on business development in Africa, ethics, finance and synthetic diamonds. The two-day event will include speakers from Africa, the Middle East and Asia, including several ministers of Mines and Mineral Resources from leading African diamond producing countries.
Forevermark Diamond Jewellery Enters Pune with Its First Boutique
Pune: Forevermark Diamond Jewellery from De Beers Group has entered Pune with the opening of its first boutique at Phoenix Avenue of Stars. Inaugurated by filmstar Amruta Khanvilkar, the new boutique brings Forevermark Diamond Jewellery’s world of natural diamonds, distinctive design and craftsmanship to the city’s evolving fine jewellery landscape. With a discerning and increasingly design-conscious consumer base, Pune represents
beYon Opened its First Exclusive Store in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: beYon from the House of Titan has opened its first exclusive store in Bengaluru, located in the vibrant neighborhood of Whitefield. Marking the brand’s seventh store nationwide, the launch serves as a special homecoming, bringing beYon’s contemporary approach to laboratory-grown diamonds directly to Titan’s home city. With consumers increasingly embracing laboratory-grown diamonds, the area’s emergence as a vibrant cosmopolitan
Exceptional Platinum Jewelry Designs Win AGTA Spectrum Awards Competition
Mumbai: Platinum Guild International (PGI), in partnership with the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA), has announced the Platinum Honors winners of the 2026 AGTA Spectrum Awards. More than 60 platinum jewelry entries were submitted to the Platinum Honors category, which recognizes outstanding uses of platinum in colored gemstone and natural or cultured pearl jewelry across multiple categories, from Evening Wear
Global Certificate in LGD Technology Launched
Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Gems & Jewellery (IIGJ) and the India Centre for Lab Grown Diamonds (InCent LGD) at IIT Madras have commenced the first batch of their Global Certificate in Lab Grown Diamond Technology, with 23 participants. Classes began on 21 October 2026, following a virtual inauguration on 19 October. The inaugural batch includes entrepreneurs, manufacturers, representatives of
