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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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GJEPC Holds 1st Edition of India Gemstone Week
Jaipur: The first edition of India Gemstone Week, organized by Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC} was inaugurated yesterday by Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Mr. C R Chaudhary at a glittering ceremony at Hotel Fair Mont in Pink City. The grand event also marked the presence of eminent dignitaries
Gitanjali is No More a De Beers’ Sightholder
Mumbai: Gitanjali Group owned by Mehul Choksi has lost its prestigious sightholdership with the world’s leading diamond mining company De Beers following his involvement in India’s biggest bank fraud along with his billionaire nephew Nirav Modi, reports The Times of India. In an article published in TOI on February 22, 2018 under the heading ‘Gitanjali may lose De Beers sightholder
Lucara Finds 472 ct. Diamond from Karowe Mine
Gaborone: Lucara Diamond Corp.’s 100% owned Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana has yielded up another large diamond. This one, at 472 carat, is the third largest stone recovered at Karowe, Lucara said. It is a top light brown gem diamond. Lucara CEO, Eira Thomas commented, “In 2018, mining at Karowe is focused in the high value south lobe, which consistently
Celebrate this Akshay Tritiya with Platinum
Mumbai: Celebrate auspicious Akshaya Tritiya this year with the pure white metal, Platinum. On this day ‘white’ is considered auspicious and is of special significance, for it symbolises purity. The word “Akshaya” means never diminishing in Sanskrit and the occasion is celebrated with white payasam, jasmine flowers; kolam and even white utensils are used for the puja. Platinum is a
Forevermark Diamond Jewellery Enters Pune with Its First Boutique
Pune: Forevermark Diamond Jewellery from De Beers Group has entered Pune with the opening of its first boutique at Phoenix Avenue of Stars. Inaugurated by filmstar Amruta Khanvilkar, the new boutique brings Forevermark Diamond Jewellery’s world of natural diamonds, distinctive design and craftsmanship to the city’s evolving fine jewellery landscape. With a discerning and increasingly design-conscious consumer base, Pune represents
beYon Opened its First Exclusive Store in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: beYon from the House of Titan has opened its first exclusive store in Bengaluru, located in the vibrant neighborhood of Whitefield. Marking the brand’s seventh store nationwide, the launch serves as a special homecoming, bringing beYon’s contemporary approach to laboratory-grown diamonds directly to Titan’s home city. With consumers increasingly embracing laboratory-grown diamonds, the area’s emergence as a vibrant cosmopolitan
Exceptional Platinum Jewelry Designs Win AGTA Spectrum Awards Competition
Mumbai: Platinum Guild International (PGI), in partnership with the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA), has announced the Platinum Honors winners of the 2026 AGTA Spectrum Awards. More than 60 platinum jewelry entries were submitted to the Platinum Honors category, which recognizes outstanding uses of platinum in colored gemstone and natural or cultured pearl jewelry across multiple categories, from Evening Wear
Global Certificate in LGD Technology Launched
Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Gems & Jewellery (IIGJ) and the India Centre for Lab Grown Diamonds (InCent LGD) at IIT Madras have commenced the first batch of their Global Certificate in Lab Grown Diamond Technology, with 23 participants. Classes began on 21 October 2026, following a virtual inauguration on 19 October. The inaugural batch includes entrepreneurs, manufacturers, representatives of
