Why Did Gold & Silver Break Down Just as Fed Hike Bets Faded

Macro Snapshot: The rate backdrop eased during the week ending 23 October, which makes the metals’ slide harder to explain. CME FedWatch odds of a hike at the 27 to 28 October FOMC meeting had settled near one in three on 14 October, after the 3.7% September CPI print, and stood at 9.4% by 23 October. December hike odds slipped from about 90% to close to 80%. The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.00% against 5.09% a week earlier, and

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Why Did Gold & Silver Break Down Just as Fed Hike Bets Faded

Macro Snapshot: The rate backdrop eased during the week ending 23 October, which makes the metals’ slide harder to explain. CME FedWatch odds of a hike at the 27 to 28 October FOMC meeting had settled near one in three on 14 October, after the 3.7% September CPI print, and stood at 9.4% by 23 October. December hike odds slipped from about 90% to close to 80%. The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.00% against 5.09% a week earlier, and

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IIJS Premiere: Overseas Buyers Passport Scheme for Int’l Buyers

Mumbai: For the IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026, the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has launched an exclusive Overseas Buyers Passport Scheme. Participating International buyers can win a fixed flight reimbursement of USD 525 through a lucky draw. This initiative has been designed to encourage overseas buyers to explore a wider range of exhibitors across the show, thereby fostering

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India-UK Buyer Seller Meet Concludes Successfully

London: The India-UK Jewellery Buyer-Seller Meet 2026 concluded successfully, bringing together 20 leading Indian gem & jewellery manufacturers and prominent UK buyers to explore new business opportunities and strengthen bilateral trade ties. Held at the Arsenal Executive Box, Emirates Stadium, London, the two-day meet served as a dynamic platform for meaningful networking, strategic partnerships, and high-value business discussions. With the

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Mehul Shah Elected President of WFDB

Mumbai: Mehul Shah, Vice President of Bharat Diamond Bourse has been elected President of World Federation of Diamond Bourses, (WFDB) the apex global body of the diamond trade comprising 26 Diamond Bourses from across the Globe and 6 affiliated members.  The election took place on Monday, July 12, during the ongoing World Diamond Congress in Singapore.  Leaders of the 21

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HRD Design Awards Coming to India

Mumbai: For 40 years, the HRD Design Awards have celebrated the world’s finest jewellery design talent. Now, for the first time in its history, the awards are coming to India. Designers, jewellers, students, goldsmiths, and creative talents from around the world are invited to submit their entries and compete on a global stage. THEME “Where Earth Meets Eternity Born from the

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India's G&J Exports Continue to Fall

Mumbai: India’s gems and jewellery (G&J) exports are expected to witness a sharp decline in March as well as in the first quarter of the next fiscal due to disruptions caused by the Coronavirus outbreak, says a report. The country has witnessed a continuous decline in exports in all of the 11 months of FY20, with February 2020 being a major disappointment,

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De Beers not Holding Sales of its 3rd Cycle

Gaborone: Considering the public health restrictions on the movement of people and product in Botswana, South Africa and India, which prohibit customers from traveling and prevent the shipment of goods to customers’ international operations, the De Beers Group has decided not hold its third Sight of 2020. De Beers Group is enabling Sightholders to defer 100% of their Sight 3

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No Plan to Extend Lockdown in India

New Delhi: The Prasar Bharati News Service, India’s public broadcaster, has said that reports claiming that the government may further extend the 21-day nationwide lockdown are false. Referring to a report carrying the headline Modi govt could extend coronavirus lockdown by a week as migrant exodus triggers alarm’, Prasar Bharati said the news is fake. In a tweet on Monday,

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GJEPC Plans Virtual B2B Meet with Partners

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has unveiled plans to organise Virtual B2B meetings with prospective trade partners in the gems & jewellery sector from Singapore and Switzerland to mitigate the impact of the disrupted supply chain during the current health crisis. The Council has written to member-exporters asking them to indicate their willingness to join such

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