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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GJEPC Appreciates Latest Relaxations by the Govt.

Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) appreciates notifications from the Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which would provide much relief to the country’s export sector during the current pandemic. The first of these relates to a recent announcement made by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry regarding “Relaxations provided on compliances to

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UNI.Diamonds and EzCalc Strike Partnership Deal

Ramat Gan: With the pandemic of Coronavirus spreading rapidly all over the world and with members of the diamond and jewellery trades scrambling to find solutions that will enable them to manage their supply chains both remotely and more cost effectively, two of the industry’s most cutting-edge players have announced a partnership with game-changing potential. UNI.Diamonds, operator of the online

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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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India-UK BSM 2026 kicks off in London

London: With the India–UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) set to come into force on 15 July 2026, India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has brought together 20 leading Indian gem & jewellery manufacturers and prominent UK buyers for two days of focused business meetings at the Arsenal Executive Box, Emirates Stadium, London. The event marks another significant step

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Forevermark Presents ICON Bracelet Inspired by Abhishek Shama

Mumbai: Forevermark Diamond Jewellery gifted a bespoke ICON bracelet for ace Indian cricketer Abhishek Sharma, a culmination of sports, design & inspiration. The bracelet was designed in association with the cricketer and reimagines the brand’s most recognizable symbol, The North Star- as a bold, contemporary jewellery design.  Set in 18 carat white gold, delicate pavé diamond links connect each ICON element, adding brilliance and refinement throughout.The continuous sequence of icons across the bracelet symbolizes excellence, consistency and enduring value, qualities that reflect

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CIBJO Publishes 2nd Pre-Congress Special Report 

Milan: With fewer than nine weeks to go to the opening of the 2026 CIBJO Congress in Vicenza, Italy, on September 4, 2026, the second of the pre-congress Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Marketing and Education Commission, headed by Jonathan Kendall, the report details the establishment of the International Fine Jewellery Academy (IFJA), one of the

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