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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Reena Ahluwalia Releases ‘Diamond Trails’

Mumbai: Five Diamond Stories by Five Writers. Five Diamond Paintings by Artist Reena Ahluwalia. Five Ways to Make an Impact. Globally acclaimed jewelry designer and artist, Reena Ahluwalia has released Diamond Trails, a ground-breaking diamond project at the IIJS Signature Show in Mumbai. The project is hosted and championed by GJEPC in India. Diamond Trails is a trailblazing art project

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17th Edition of IIJS Signature Inaugurated

Mumbai: Mr. Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Minister of Skill Development, Employment, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Govt. of Maharashtra, inaugurated the 17th edition India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Signature organized by India’s apex trade body, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The inauguration ceremony was also graced by the presence of several esteemed dignitaries, including Guest of Honour Mr. Saurabh Gadgil, Managing Director

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Rajesh Rokde Elected as New Chairman of GJC

Mumbai: Mr. Rajesh Rokde has been elected as the new Chairman and Mr. Avinash Gupta the new Vice Chairman of the All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the apex body representing the Indian gem and jewellery industry. This was announced during the council’s first Board Meeting of the COA 2025 – 26 post completion of their COA elections

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Industry Leaders Expect Promising 2025

Mumbai: India’s Gems and Jewellery industry (GJ) experienced significant developments in 2024, navigating market dynamics and emerging stronger by the year-end. As the year concluded we have received feedbacks from some of the industry leaders about the industry’s performance in 2024 and its outlook of the 2025. Mr. Saiyam Mehra (Chairman of the All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council,

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93 Israeli Cos. to Participate in March HK Show

Ramat Gan: The Israeli Diamond Industry is preparing a major presence at HKTDC’s Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show this March. The Israel Diamond Pavilion, organized by the Israel Diamond Institute Group of Companies (IDI), will host 93 companies. There will also be 10 Israeli companies exhibiting in other locations throughout the show. Among the Israeli exhibitors there

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PC Jeweller Buys Azva Brand from WGC

Mumbai: Listed jewellery firm PC Jeweller Ltd has acquired bridal jewellery brand Azva from the World Gold Council (WGC) for an undisclosed amount, as per a stock market disclosure, reports vccircle.com. The acquisition has been routed through one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Launched in 2012 by WGC, Azva Is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘ashvaa’ and was India’s first concept-based

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Zim Orders Diamond Miners to Halt Operations

Harare: At a press conference earlier yesterday, the government of Zimbabwe has given all diamond mining companies in Marange a 90-day ultimatum to remove equipment after ordering them to halt operations with immediate effect for rejecting a proposal to consolidate the sector, Mines Minister Walter Chidhakwa said after announcing that their licences had also expired. The consolidation saga started last

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IIDGR to Launch Grading Service in New Markets

Gaborone: The De Beers Group of Companies yesterday announced that its International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR) has launched its grading service in the Far East, Middle East, India and Europe. Following an initial pilot testing of the service in the Far East, IIDGR will now also provide a grading service from each of its laboratories in Belgium,

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