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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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Everledger Announces Diamond Time-Lapse Protocol
London: Everledger has announced the Diamond Time-Lapse Protocol, formed by the integration of the Diamond Time-Lapse initiative by Dharmanandan Diamonds, onto its existing first-in-world diamond provenance traceability blockchain platform. An industry-first, the Diamond Time-Lapse Protocol engages everyone along the diamond supply chain including miners, dealers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers, to create and track the entire lifetime journey of a diamond
GJEPC Condemns Unethical Business Practices
Mumbai: The Nirav Modi fraud of about Rs. 12,000 crore with various banks has once again jolted India’s gems & jewellery industry. India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has issued a press statement condemning the so called scandal. Below is the text: “The Indian diamond industry with its over tens of thousands of factories, 6000 exporters are world
GJEPC Signs MoU for India’s Largest Jewellery Park
Mumbai: In yet another landmark step, The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of Indian Gem & Jewellery Industry has signed a Memorandum of Association (MoU) with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to establish India’s Largest Jewellery Park, to be christened as “India Jewellery Park Mumbai”. The proposed Jewellery Park will be established in Navi Mumbai.
Israel to Hold Diamond Auction HH Show
Ramat Gan: The Israeli Diamond Industry is again preparing a major presence at HKTDC’s Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show this year. The Israel Diamond Pavilion, organized by the Israel Diamond Institute Group of Companies (IDI), will host 70 companies. There will also be 10 Israeli companies exhibiting in other locations throughout the show. Among the Israeli exhibitors
Diamonds for Development Fund Receives Initial Funding
Gaborone: The Government of the Republic of Botswana and De Beers Group yesterday announced that De Beers Group has transferred its initial contribution of BWP1 billion to the Diamond for Development Fund, marking a major milestone in the progress of the Fund and its mandate to support Botswana’s long-term economic diversification. The disbursement follows the establishment of the Fund’s governance
De Beers Reports Lower Q3 Output
London: De Beers reported an 11% year-on-year decrease in rough diamond production to 6.8-million carats for the quarter ended September 30, primarily driven by planned plant maintenance at Orapa, in Botswana, and a slowdown at Venetia, in South Africa, ahead of a planned two-year production pause. Operational Performance: De Beers notes that rough diamond production was 11% lower at 6.8
New FEMA Guidelines to Exporters Explained
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in association with IndusInd Bank, organized a webinar on 16 October 2026 to explain the revised Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) guidelines and their implications for the gem and jewellery trade. Prakash Kumar Rath, Head – Gems, Jewellery and Diamond Division, IndusInd Bank, addressed key changes under the revised framework, which
India & France Explore New Frontiers in Luxury Jewellery
Paris: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) brought 17 curated Indian fine jewellery companies to Paris, with the India–EU trade agreement lending fresh momentum to business partnerships, creative exchange and brand-building across France’s luxury ecosystem. The pitch was partnership, not just supply. India is looking to deepen its place in the global luxury conversation—not simply as a leading
