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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Golconda & Ancient Diamonds: A Historical Perspective

Singapore: On the third day of 41st World Diamond Congress, on July 15, distinguished jewellery historian and author, Dr. Usha Balakrishnan, of Mumbai, India, will be presenting a lecture entitled “Golconda and Ancient Diamonds – A Historical Perspective. ” “For nearly 2,000 years, every diamond the world had ever seen came from a mystical land, now known as India. These

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Call for African Unity to Defend Natural Diamond Industry

Freetown, Sierra Leone: Against a backdrop of mounting concern over the future of Africa’s diamond sector, ministers from leading diamond-producing nations convened in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on May 20, 2026, to address a challenge that is rapidly transforming the global jewellery landscape—the growing dominance of laboratory-grown diamonds. A key voice at the Council of Ministers meeting of the African Diamond

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Resilient Growth for Platinum Jewellery in 2025

Mumbai: Platinum Guild International (PGI) presented its annual Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR) in an online presentation, themed “A year of resilience”. The review set out platinum jewellery demand across key markets in 2025 and the outlook for 2026, describing an exceptional year for platinum jewellery that was best characterized as a year of resilience.   Mr. Tim Schlick, CEO of PGI, reviewed

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GJEPC Charts $100 Bln. Export Vision for India’s G&J Sector

New Delhi: Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Chairman, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), was invited to attend the meeting organized with selected representatives of various industry sectors that contribute majorly to India’s merchandise exports chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi at New Delhi, on 3rd November 2025. Mr. Kirit Bhansali was representing the Gems & Jewellery sector that contributes 7%

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India PM Sets $ 400 bn Target for Export Sector

Mumbai: India’s Prime Minister Mr.Narendra Modi held a virtual interactive meeting with Heads of Export Promotion Councils (EPCs), Chambers of Commerce, and Indian Missions abroad along with stakeholders of the trade and commerce sector of the country on 6th August, 2021. The purpose of the interaction was to provide a focused thrust to leverage and expand India’s merchandise exports to

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GJ Sector's CSR Initiatives Touch Thousands of Lives

Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has launched the book Jewellers For Hope – With Hearts of Gold, a compilation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities undertaken by the gem and jewellery trade in India. It highlights the magnitude of social work collectively undertaken by the gem and jewellery industry for the benefit of society. The sector accounts for approximately $36

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Platinum Evara Celebrates Strong & Compassionate Women

Mumbai: The devastating second wave of the pandemic had far-reaching effects across various sections and strata of the society. During these times, it was the women who led from the front and became the fulcrum around which families and communities held together. Right from world leaders and front-line workers to home makers and salaried professionals, women from various walks of life became the

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Positive Trajectory for all Fancy Color Diamonds

New York: Blue and pink diamonds outperformed yellows in terms of price during the second quarter, according to the latest Fancy Color Diamond Index (FCDI) from the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF). The index, which is based on pricing details collected for blue, pink, and yellow diamonds traded in Hong Kong, New York, and Tel Aviv, reveals a 0.3 per cent uptick

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