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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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Forevermark Supports Women Advancement
Mumbai: Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers Group of Companies, promoted gender equality and displayed its stunning Red Carpet Collection 2018 through a unique fashion show of models and women achievers today at the Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai. Acknowledging the De Beers Group’s three-year partnership with UN Women, Forevermark invited over 20 women who have contributed to women
New Alert Against HPHT Treated Diamonds
Hong Kong: Diamond Services, the Hong Kong-headquartered developer of technological systems and services for detecting synthetic, imitation and treated diamonds, has issued a worldwide alert to the jewellery and gemstone trades stating that research it has conducted indicates that synthetic diamonds, which have created under conditions of High Pressure-High Temperature (HPHT) and then subject to irradiation treatment, may be escaping
De Beers 3rd Cycle Yields $520 mn
Gaborone: De Beers said its third sightholder sale of the year has provisionally raked in $520 million compared with $586 million, a year earlier. The company earned $563 million from its second sales cycle of 2018. “While the second quarter of the year is traditionally a seasonally slower period, we continued to see good rough diamond demand in the third
Fura Gems Unveils Plans to Expand Business in India
Targeting 8% – 10% share of the $2 billion global colored gemstone market in 3 years The highly experienced and strong management team of Fura Gems will organize the unorganized colored gemstone sector Exploring various gemstone mining projects in India and planning to work with the central and state governments to reduce the reliance on imports of gemstones Fura Gems
IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026 Promotion Across Thailand
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has expanded its promotional campaign for IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026 across Thailand through a series of meetings with the Embassy of India, leading industry associations, government institutions and jewellery retailers. Varun Chulet, Assistant Director, GJEPC Jaipur, led the outreach aimed at strengthening bilateral trade ties and encouraging greater Thai participation in
20 under 40: Celebrating the Next Generation of Leaders
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)’s 20 Under Forty Awards celebrate exceptional young leaders shaping the gem and jewellery industry. The GJEPC recently opened nominations for the 2026 edition. Honorees will be recognized at IIJS Bharat – Premiere 2026, being held August 5–9 at the Jio World Convention Centre and August 6–10 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre
GJEPC Gears Up Industry for India–UK CETA Rollout
Mumbai: The implementation of the landmark India–UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on 15 July 2026 marks a transformative milestone for India’s gem and jewellery industry, opening the door to significantly greater market access, enhanced competitiveness and accelerated bilateral trade with one of its key export markets. With zero-duty access for nearly 99% of Indian exports to the UK, the agreement
Global Gold City Project Announced
Hyderabad: Goldsikka Limited, a Hyderabad based Company, has introduced the Global Gold City Project (GGC), a pioneering initiative to establish India’s first integrated gold ecosystem. This project will consolidate mining, refining, trading, manufacturing, and digital infrastructure into a single hub, positioning India as a global leader in the gold industry. The project’s main objective is to Build a world class gold
