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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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GJEPC to Participate in Meeting on Natural Diamond Promotion
Luanda: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of the Indian gem and jewellery industry, will be participating in the Ministerial RoundTable on Natural Diamond Promotion, scheduled to take place on 18 June 2025 in Luanda, Angola. Representing India at this prestigious global forum will be Mr. Shaunak Parikh, Vice Chairman, GJEPC, and Mr. Sabyasachi Ray, Executive Director, GJEPC. Their
GJEPC Employees Embrace Hindi in Nationwide Language Competition
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) conducted a special programme to encourage greater use of Hindi among its employees on 12 June. As part of this initiative, a Hindi Sentence Formation and Translation Competition was organized across various GJEPC offices. The objective of the contest, organised by the Council’s Rajbhasha (Official Language) Department, was to motivate employees to use
Gemfields Successfully Completed Rights Issue
London: Gemfields Group Limited (GGL) has successfully completed its fully underwritten Rights Issue, raising approximately USD 30 million through the issuance of 556,203,396 new shares. The capital raise was initially announced on April 11, 2025. The Rights Issue received strong investor interest, with valid acceptances submitted for 458,330,512 new shares—representing around 82.40% of the total offering. The remaining 97,872,884 shares
New Method Discovers Unknown Precious Coral Species
Zurich: A refined DNA-based method to distinguish look-alike “precious corals” used in luxury jewellery, developed by a joint team from the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF and the Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Zurich, has uncovered a precious coral species hitherto unknown in the gem trade and to science. It belongs to the Pleurocorallium norfolkicum species complex. “Several precious
PGI India Felicitates ‘Platinum Season of Love 2022’ Award Winners
Bengaluru: Following the tremendous success of four previous editions, Platinum Guild International (PGI) India brought back its annual flagship retail initiative – Platinum ‘Season of Love’. In its fifth edition, the month-long programme that spanned from 5th May 2022 to 5th June 2022, infused fresh vigor & excitement amongst PGI partners, while bolstering the overall consumer retail demand for platinum.
IIJS Premiere 2022 All Set to Start from 4th August
Mumbai: IIJS Premiere 2022, the most coveted show of the year, is all set to welcome buyers and visitors from across India and different parts of the world from 4th to 8th August 2022 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai. This 38th edition of IIJS Premiere will witness more than 1700 exhibitors, showcasing a range of products including Gold &
GJEPC Organizes First-Ever IJEX BSM in Dubai
Dubai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) along with the embassy of India in UAE organized the first-ever IJEX BSM in conjunction with IIJS Premiere 2022 roadshow on 19th July in Dubai. The event saw leading retailers from UAE connecting with top gem & jewellery manufacturers from India. The event was graced by His Excellency Sunjay Sudhir, Ambassador
Get-Diamonds Launches AR Tool VIRTUAL HAND
Antwerp: Get-Diamonds, the world’s largest B2B online platform for listing polished diamonds, owned by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), has launched VIRTUAL HAND, an augmented reality tool that enables users to virtually try-on a variety of diamond rings in different sizes, cuts, and settings, using computerized imaging. Get-Diamonds is the only B2B online platform to offer this tool. According
