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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‘INDRA’ Launched to Promote Natural Diamonds

Mumbai: De Beers Group, the world’s leading diamond company, and the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), India’s apex jewellery trade body, yesterday announced the commencement of a strategic collaboration to strengthen the natural diamond narrative within the Indian gem and jewellery trade. The collaboration titled, INDRA – Indian Natural Diamond Retailer Alliance, will focus on supporting independent retailers in India

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CIBJO Seminars at Vicenzaoro

Milan: CIBJO’s long-running Jewellery Industry Voices webinar and seminar series will kick off its sixth season in typical fashion, at the VICENZAORO show in Vicenza, Italy. As was the case last year, seven hybrid seminars will take place – in person at the Fiera di Vicenza exposition centre, and simultaneously live streamed. They will be held over two days, on Saturday,

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Kumar Mangalam Birla Graces IIJS Signature 2025

Mumbai: Industry luminary Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, visited IIJS Signature on 6th January 2025. During his visit, Mr. Birla was briefed by Mr. Nirav Bhansali, Convener of National Exhibitions, GJEPC and Mr. Sabyasachi Ray, Executive Director, GJEPC, about the Council’s key initiatives and activities aimed at driving growth and development of the Indian jewellery

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DHL Signs MoU with GJEPC

Mumbai: DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) to ship India-crafted jewellery via courier mode, leveraging DHL’s time-definite international (TDI) delivery service. As the first international logistics provider to sign an MoU with GJEPC, DHL will support local jewellery and gem makers

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Gujarat to Get First Arbitration Centre

Vadodara: For years now, Singapore has attracted a major chunk of arbitration business from India. Of the 287 cases arbitrated by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) in 2014, around 60% were those of Indian companies. However, companies won’t have to go that far to settle their disputes now. Vadodara is all set to house an International and Domestic Arbitration

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US-centric Gold View won't Continue Indefinitely

London: The US-centric view of gold would not continue indefinitely, the World Gold Council forecast on Thursday, when it pointed out that the gold price had risen in at least three currencies in 2015 while falling 11% in US dollar terms. It was the local price – and not the US dollar price – that mattered most, as more than

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GJTCI Excellence Awards 2015

Ahmedabad: Swarovski Gemstones rocked at the Gems & Jewellery Trade Council of India (GJTCI) Excellence Award event by their fashion show presenting Gold and Silver Jewellery made with Swarovski Zirconia by their branding partners Surya Golds, Mumbai, RKR Gold, Coimbatore and Diosa Jewels, Mumbai, according to a press release issued by Swarovski Gemstones. “GJTCI – Excellence Awards” ceremony recently held

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‘Safe Business Environment’ Created in Surat

Surat: Diamantaires in the multi-billion dollar world’s biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat have abolished the age-old ‘chitti’ system for a foolproof promissory note mode, reports The Times of India. The paper chits have been an instrument of trade in the diamond industry for over six decades now. But, this ‘chitti’ system, which was based on mutual trust,

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