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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De Beers and Botswana Extend Partnership with Letsile Tebogo

London: De Beers Group and the Government of the Republic of Botswana today announced the extension of De Beers’ partnership with Olympic champion and Botswana sporting icon Letsile Tebogo. Originally launched in January 2025, when Tebogo was appointed a De Beers Global Ambassador, the partnership has now been expanded into a three-year programme of work between De Beers and the

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Divine Solitaires, SGL Launch ‘Know Your Diamond’ Zone

Mumbai: The initiative equips Divine Solitaires’ reputed partner jewellers with advanced screening technology that can help verify key characteristics of diamonds,including whether a diamond is natural or laboratory-grown, checking laser inscriptions andverifying Hearts & Arrows (H&A). The screening machines will be provided as inventory to premium Divine Solitaires partner jewellers, enabling consumers to access the technology free of charge at

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Sky Gold & Diamonds Acquires Purvi Gems

Mumbai: Sky Gold & Diamonds Ltd., (Sky Gold) one of India’s leading jewellery manufacturers and exporters, has successfully completed the acquisition of 100% equity shares of Purvi Gems & Jewellery (India) Private Limited, a company engaged in the manufacturing of uncut and precia jewellery and related products. Following the completion of the acquisition on October 7, 2026, Sky Gold is

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‘UNNATI’ to Power Women in G&J Industry

Surat: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of India’s gem and jewellery industry, yesterday launched ‘UNNATI – Powering Women in Gems & Jewellery’, a national mission to drive women in the sector learn, lead and grow as skilled professionals, entrepreneurs and future leaders. Beginning with its Gujarat chapter at Sardar Patel Smruti Bhavan, Surat, UNNATI

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Father of Saurabh Gadgil Passes Away

Pune: Shri Vidyadhar Anant Gadgil, father of PNG Jewellers chairman and managing director, Mr. Saurabh Gadgil left for heavenly abode after a prolonged illness in Pune. Shri Vidyadhar Gadgil was the son of Maharashtra thespian and founder of PNG Jewellers, Shri Daji kaka Gadgil. Born on 18th October 1947, Vidyadhar Gadgil was a director with PNG Jewellers since the 1970s. He lived

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Fusion of Online and Offline Will Drive Business

Mumbai: A panel of speakers from different markets across the world who participated in a Webinar organised by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) to discuss the “International market scenario & way forward post lockdown” said that the future would see a greater fusion of online and offline sales on both B2B and B2C platforms. The panel comprised

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De Beers Revises Production Guidance for 2020

Gaborone: Providing its quarterly production update for Q1 2020, De Beers said that total production for the period at 7,750,000 carats was virtually flat – only lower by 1% – over the Q1 2019 total production of 7,852,000 carats. “Rough diamond production was in line with prior year at 7.8 million carats, with limited impact from COVID-19 measures introduced at

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WGC Publishes India Retail Investor Insights Report

Mumbai: The World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest India Retail Investor Insights report revealed that 29% of retail investors have never bought gold in the past but are open to the idea of buying gold in the future. 52% of investors already owned some form of gold, with 48% having invested in the 12 months preceding the survey. Gold jewellery and gold coins remained

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