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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
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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CaratLane Launches its Fourth Store in Kolkata
Kolkata: CaratLane – A Tanishq Partnership, India’s leading omni-channel jeweller has launched its 4th store in Kolkata, taking the store count to 8 in the Eastern region of India and 61 across the country. Since its inception, CaratLane has revolutionised how Indian women buy and wear fine jewellery, by making modern, beautiful designs accessible to all. Situated at City Center 1, Salt Lake, a prominent residential
Mega CFCs Planned for Mumbai, Kolkata & Other Cities
Mumbai: A Special Forum on “Artisanal Mining: From Smaller Steps to Larger Outcomes” was held at the ongoing five-day Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting 2019 in Mumbai today. The session provided the participants a glimpse of various opportunities and challenges facing the sector and expressed solution ideas drawn from experiences within as well as outside the sector. Senior Economic Advisor, Department
De Beers Ties up with IIG India for Education
Mumbai: De Beers Group Institute of Diamonds is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the International Institute of Gemology in India (IIG) to deliver diamond education courses throughout India. The IIG has been operating for more than 50 years and is recognised as a leader in gemology and in diamond and jewellery education in India. Jodine Perrin, Director
Seminar on LGDs and Jewellery Opportunity
Vadodara: 285 jewellery retailers attended a business development seminar at Jewell’s event, Prarambh. It saw an overwhelming attendance by reputed jewellers and premium members of Jewelxy. They engaged in a knowledge exchange on ‘Lab grown Diamonds (LGDs) and Jewellery opportunity for retailers’. International Institute of Gemology (IIG) served as the knowledge partner of the event. The seminar started with a
CIBJO Centenary Congress Calls for Standards, Sustainability & Consumer Confidence
Vicenza: The 2026 CIBJO Centenary Congress opened in Vicenza with welcome addresses from Italian government and industry leaders, who congratulated the World Jewellery Confederation on its first 100 years and highlighted the importance of standards, sustainability and consumer confidence to the global gems and jewellery industry. The congress, being held at the Fiera di Vicenza during the VICENZAORO jewellery show,
Empower Africa to Host 9th Peace Diamond Trade Mission
Freetown (Sierra Leone): Empower Africa will welcome an international delegation of diamond and jewelry professionals to Sierra Leone for the 9th Peace Diamond Trade Mission, October 11–16, 2026, reconnecting the global diamond industry with the people and communities at the source of the natural diamond supply chain. The six-day mission will bring together diamantaires,manufacturers, retailers, designers, traders, mining professionals, investors,
Belgian PM Visited Bharat Diamond Diamond Bourse
Mumbai: Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), on behalf of the entire Indian diamond industry, was honoured to welcome H.E. Mr. Bart De Wever, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium and his official delegation on their visit to the Bourse at BKC, Mumbai, yesterday. It marked a historic new milestone in the over 100-year partnership between the diamond industries of the
IIJS Bharat Premiere-the Show that Broke all Records
Mumbai: 42nd edition of IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026, organized by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Counci (GJEPC), concluded in Mumbai on 10th August, the strongest B2B edition in the show’s 25year history. The numbers tell all. Spanning 135,000 sq. metres across the Jio World Convention Centre (JWCC) and the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), the show hosted 2,100+ exhibitors across
