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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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New Social Media Campaign for Natural Diamonds
Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has launched a social media campaign to promote natural diamonds. Called “Moments” the campaign celebrates the emotional significance of natural diamonds in life’s most cherished memories. The first post features a mother gifting her diamond ring to her daughter, saying ‘This diamond has seen me through life’s most precious moments, and now
Jemora Gemhouse: A New Auction House
Dubai: Jemora Gemhouse, an innovative auction house dedicated to rare and valuable polished coloured gemstones, is set to redefine the gemstone market by bridging the gap between coloured gemstone owners and an exclusive network of buyers. Jemora Gemhouse (JGH), led by Dev Shetty and his team, establishes a sanctuary for the world’s rarest gems. Known for the turnaround of Gemfields,
UAE Ambassador to India Visits GJEPC Mumbai
Mumbai: H.E. Dr. Abdulnasser Alshaali, PhD, Ambassador of the UAE to India, visited the GJEPC head office and the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai on 23rd January 2025. He was warmly welcomed by Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Vice Chairman, GJEPC; Mr. Anoop Mehta, President, BDB; Mr. Milan Chokshi, Convener – PMBD, GJEPC; Mr. Mehul Shah, Vice President, BDB; and Mr.
Gems Keep Giving Partners with Petramundi & Margherita Burgener
New York: Gems Keep Giving is thrilled to announce a special collaboration with renowned Italian brands Petramundi and Margherita Burgener to launch a one-of-a-kind jewelry project to support mining communities worldwide. The centerpiece of this initiative is a limited edition of ten GemsKeepGiving pins, beautiful pieces of unisex jewelry designed to raise funds for the organization’s mission to promote sustainable
IDE President Announces New Team
Ramat Gan: Yoram Dvash, the newly elected President of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) announced this week that he had completed his round of appointments of functionaries on the board and of the heads of the IDE committees. The make-up of the IDE Presidium and Board is: Yoram Dvash, President; Yehezkel Blum, Executive Vice President; Shalom Papir, Senior Deputy President;
Dubai Signs MoU
Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Economy, MoE, and the Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre, DMCC, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to support and enhance cooperation and coordination between the two sides concerning the supervision of import, export and transit of rough diamonds to and from the country, in line with the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme on the international trade of
Russia’s Rough Exports -18% in First 9 Months ’15
Moscow: The Russian Federation exported 20.38 million carats of rough in the first 9 months of 2015, which is 17.6% lower than in the same period of 2014, according to the data based on Kimberley Process certificates published by the Ministry of Finance. Russia’s rough exports reached 5.416 million carats in the third quarter of 2015 (down 28% year-on-year). In
India Set to Have Silver Standard
Mumbai: India is set to have a silver standard, with the launch of the World Silver Council (WSC) by the apex bullion dealers body India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA), reports Business Standard. Despite having millions of silver jewellery and artefacts manufacturers across the country, there has been no benchmark standard till now. This led to ambiguity in trade, as
