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Israel’s Diamond Industry Under Severe Pressure
Did Natural Diamond Ind. Misjudge LGD Threat?
With December Hike Odds Intact, Can a Midterm Rally Repair Gold, Silver’s Breakdowns?
Macro Snapshot: Gold posted its best week since late August, but it got there on rate relief that had disappeared by Friday. COMEX gold rose 4.5% to $4,074.9 and silver 5.4% to $51.94 while cheaper oil pushed the odds of a December Fed hike down from about 71% on 30 October to 64% ahead of Friday’s payrolls, according to CME FedWatch readings reported by Benzinga and Reuters. The jobs data sent the odds back up to 74.8%, CNBC reported, a
With December Hike Odds Intact, Can a Midterm Rally Repair Gold, Silver’s Breakdowns?
Macro Snapshot: Gold posted its best week since late August, but it got there on rate relief that had disappeared by Friday. COMEX gold rose 4.5% to $4,074.9 and silver 5.4% to $51.94 while cheaper oil pushed the odds of a December Fed hike down from about 71% on 30 October to 64% ahead of Friday’s payrolls, according to CME FedWatch readings reported by Benzinga and Reuters. The jobs data sent the odds back up to 74.8%, CNBC reported, a
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GJEPC's Vigilance Helps Unearth Money Laundering
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) thanks the Government of India and DRI for the thorough investigations exposing the Rs. 3,000 crore import scam. As the apex organisation entrusted with the welfare of 6,000-plus members and more than 5 million livelihoods dependent on this industry, we have been taking initiatives time and again to sensitise the government about any irregularities.
Rio Tinto Unveils Its Largest Vivid Pink Diamond
Sydney: Rio Tinto has unveiled the largest Vivid Pink diamond in the history of its Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, during a world exclusive preview in Sydney. The 3.14 carat polished emerald cut diamond, known as The Argyle Alpha™, is part of the dazzling line-up of 63 rare pink, red and violet diamonds in the 2018 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender. Following
Forevermark Hosted 7th Forevermark Forum
New Delhi: Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers Group of Companies, in keeping with commitment to all its authorised jewellers, diamantaires and manufacturers from across the world, hosted the much awaited 7th edition of the Forevermark Forum from July 9-11, 2018 in Delhi. This year’s theme at the forum was ‘The Future Is Now’. The goal of this
Peter Meeus to Head World Diamond Mark
Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has announced that former Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) President Peter Meeus will take over as head of its World Diamond Mark (WDM) programme. Meeus is a diamond industry veteran who served as President of the DDE from 2009 to 2018 and was Managing Director of the Hoge Raad voor Diamant (HRD), now
Israel’s Diamond Industry Under Severe Pressure
Mumbai: Israel’s once-prominent diamond industry is facing one of the most difficult periods in its history, with veteran traders reportedly leaving the business and searching for alternative livelihoods. A recent report by Ynetnews has highlighted the depth of the crisis at the Israel Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan, traditionally one of the world’s important diamond trading centres. According to veteran
‘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.
