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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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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CIBJO Unveils Artworks of Reena Ahluwalia Celebrating Centenary Year

Vicenza: As a highlight of the opening day of the 2026 CIBJO Congress, that began on the 4th September, 2026 in Vicenza (Italy), two dedicated creations by the noted Canadian visual artist Reena Ahluwalia, celebrating the Centenary Year of the World Jewellery Confederation (WDC) were unveiled. Both creations were donated to the collection of the Museo del Gioiello –the jewellery

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Senco Gold with Olocker Provide Jewellery Insurance

Mumbai: Senco Gold & Diamonds has partnered with Olocker, India’s first dedicated jewellery insurance platform, to offer free jewellery insurance to its customers, protecting purchases against risks such as snatching, robbery, and housebreaking. On the surface, it’s a simple value-add: buy jewellery from Senco, get it insured, at no extra cost. But the thinking behind it is more personal —

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CIBJO Centenary Congress Calls for Standards, Sustainability & Consumer Confidence

Vicenza: The 2026 CIBJO Centenary Congress opened in Vicenza with welcome addresses from Italian government and industry leaders, who congratulated the World Jewellery Confederation on its first 100 years and highlighted the importance of standards, sustainability and consumer confidence to the global gems and jewellery industry. The congress, being held at the Fiera di Vicenza during the VICENZAORO jewellery show,

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Empower Africa to Host 9th Peace Diamond Trade Mission

Freetown (Sierra Leone): Empower Africa will welcome an international delegation of diamond and jewelry professionals to Sierra Leone for the 9th Peace Diamond Trade Mission, October 11–16, 2026, reconnecting the global diamond industry with the people and communities at the source of the natural diamond supply chain. The six-day mission will bring together diamantaires,manufacturers, retailers, designers, traders, mining professionals, investors,

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Shanghai Gold Exchange Caps Transaction Size

Shanghai: Late last week, the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), now the world’s largest exchange for physical trading in bullion, announced a cap on the amount of gold that can be traded in one single transaction. The order, which became effective on January 1, 2017, limits the size of one single transaction in pure gold to 500 kg, down from the

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Diamond Trade in Israel Slows During 2016

Ramat Gan: Israel’s polished diamond exports declined in 2016 even as sentiment improved in December. Outbound shipments of polished dropped 6.4 percent to $4.68 billion during the year, the nation’s Ministry of Economy and Industry reported. Exports to the U.S., its largest trade partner, slid 9 percent to $2 billion, while shipments to Hong Kong fell 8 percent to $1.35

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Dominion to Hold Rough Viewing At IDTC

Mumbai: Dominion Diamond Marketing NV will be holding its first rough diamond viewing session for 2017 at the India Diamond Trading Centre Special Notified Zone in Mumbai from January 11-17, 2017. The company sells assortments of rough sourced via its ownership interests in the Diavik and Ekati Diamond Mines in Canada. Other major mining companies have also displayed their goods

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Mujeres Brillantes Expands its Reach on Net

Panama: Mujeres Brillantes Association launched today their website www.mubri.com, their Youtube Channel called Mujeres Brillantes has been active since December 2016. The Channel has videos discussing a variety of subjects related to the industry where most women’s jewellers have an opportunity not only to promote their jewellery lines and share their history but also discuss relevant subjects on ways of

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