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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Sky Gold and Diamonds Appoints MSKA & Associates

Mumbai: Sky Gold and Diamonds Limited has appointed M/s M S K A & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants, a member firm of BDO International, as the Statutory Auditors of the Company and its material subsidiaries, subject to shareholders’ approval. The appointment has been approved by the Board of Directors following the recommendation of the Audit Committee. The move marks a

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Reena Ahluwalia’s Painting Accessioned into Smithsonian

Toronto: Visual Artist Reena Ahluwalia’s painting, “The Legacy of The Winston Red Diamond,” has been accessioned into the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. At a May 6 ceremony in the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals, Dr. Gabriela Farfan, the Coralyn W. Whitney Curator of Gems and Minerals, accepted the painting. This is the first contemporary

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India’s PM Appeals People Not to Buy Gold

New Delhi: India’s Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has appealed country’s citizens not to buy gold for one year. His may have sounded unusual at first, especially in a country where gold is deeply linked to tradition, savings and family celebrations. But behind the statement lies a larger economic concern: pressure on India’s foreign exchange reserves and the weakening rupee

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WDC ‘A Champion for Natural Diamond Trade’

Antwerp: The World Diamond Council (WDC) is a champion for the natural diamond trade, with the primary objective of building confidence in natural diamonds and helping the trade sell them, according to its incoming President Ronnie VanderLinden. He was speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the WDC, which took place May 7, 2026, in Antwerp, Belgium. Taking office at

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DEF Grants Educational Funding in India, DRC

Mumbai: The Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) announced two new grants totaling $130,000 to educational institutions in India and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DEF and its board approved a $100,000 award to Veerayatan, marking the second consecutive year that the fund has given financial backing to the organization. Veerayatan was the first educational institution in India to receive

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Fancy Color Diamond Prices Rise Slightly in Q2

New York: According to data collected and analyzed by the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF), fancy color diamond prices edged up in the period between April and June 2016, after a relatively soft first quarter. Overall, price performance during Q2 was broadly in line with long-term trends in which continued demand-driven price increases for pink and blue fancy color diamonds

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ALROSA Recovers 136.24-Carat Diamond

Moscow: ALROSA, the world leader in diamond mining, announces the recovery of a 136.24-carat diamond from Nyurbinskaya pipe, reported Alrosa’s official website. The gem-quality rough diamond, which is 3 Black Makeable 1 Сolour, measures 29.32 х 23.88 х 21.9 mm and is one of the largest through the history of Nyurbinskaya pipe. The extracted stone is a combination-form translucent colorless

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De Beers Makes New Appointments

Gaborone: The De Beers Group of Companies yesterday announced new appointments to the positions of Senior Vice President of Sightholder Sales and Senior Vice President of Product Planning at its Global Sightholder Sales business. Nigel Simson will move from his current role as Senior Vice President of Sightholder Sales to head up the new Product Planning function that will establish

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