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Israel’s Diamond Industry Under Severe Pressure
Did Natural Diamond Ind. Misjudge LGD Threat?
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
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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IDE Continues Natural Diamonds Campaign
Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) is continuing its “We Love Natural Diamonds” international campaign in collaboration with the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB). Today IDE’s third video in the series was presented at the World Federation of Diamond Bourses Presidents Meeting in Dubai by WFDB President Ernie Blom, who cited IDE’s campaign as a model to be
JNA Conference on Jewellery Design Concluded
Hong Kong: The JNA Conference on jewellery design ended on a high note, with over 150 designers, students and manufacturers from more than 25 countries and regions in attendance. Sponsored by KGK Group, the JNA Conference: “From Inspiration to Innovation – The Designer’s Journey of Creativity” took place on 19 September 2019 on the sidelines of the September Hong Kong
WFDB-IDMA Presidents' Meeting Opened in Dubai
Dubai: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) Presidents Meeting kicked off in Dubai today with special sessions on lab-grown diamonds and provenance and traceability. An important delegation from Sodiam including Chairman Dr. Eugenio Bravo da Rosa took part in the ribbon cutting to officially open the Presidents Meeting. Angola has the potential to become the first and largest mining
Forevermark Takes Center Stage at the 2019 Emmys
Mumbai: Forevermark diamonds lit up the red carpet at the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on actors Mandy Moore and Viola Davis. The stars arrived on the red carpet at the Microsoft Theater dazzling onlookers in this season’s latest diamond jewelry trends, particularly statement earrings, layered necklaces and timeless diamond classics. Emmy nominee Mandy Moore of This Is Us looked sleek and elegant wearing an off-the-shoulder gown adorned by white
‘Advanced Leadership Programme in Gold Entrepreneurship’
Mumbai: The Indian Association for Gold Excellence and Standards (IAGES), announced the launch of the Advanced Leadership Programme in Gold Entrepreneurship, developed jointly with SPJIMR (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research). The six-month executive programme is designed to build a new generation of professionally trained leaders for India’s gold and jewellery industry, combining SPJIMR’s academic
Did Natural Diamond Ind. Misjudge LGD Threat?
The natural diamond industry is finally confronting a question it perhaps should have asked much earlier: Did it underestimate the speed, scale and nature of the laboratory-grown diamond (LGD) revolution? For years, laboratory-grown diamonds (LGDs) were treated by much of the natural diamond industry as a niche product—an inexpensive alternative with limited appeal to serious jewellery consumers. The assumption was
India’s G&J Exports Rise 2.44% in April–July 2026
Mumbai: India’s gross gems and jewellery (G&J) exports for the April–July 2026 period stood at US$ 9.17 billion (Rs. 87,078.01 crore), registering 2.44% growth in US Dollar terms and 13.58% growth in Rupee terms over the corresponding period last year, according to figures provided by Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The growth has been led by value-added segments.
Russia Plans Europe’s Largest Diamond Cutting Cluster
Moscow: Russia is planning to create the largest cluster of diamond-cutting facilities in Europe, in a move aimed at retaining more value from its stones. The cluster will combine Alrosa’s Kristall cutting plant in Smolensk with facilities in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia’s main diamond-producing region. President Vladimir Putin formalized the plan in an executive order signed August 6.
