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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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India’s Gold loan market: Is the Glitter Fading?
Mumbai: The organised gold loan market in India is expected to grow to over Rs 3 lakh crore by 2020 at a three-year Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.7 per cent, British consulting multinational KPMG said on Tuesday, citing its report based on an industry survey. The report titled “India’s gold loan market: Is the glitter fading?” cites the
5th Edition of GJTCI Excellence Awards
Ahmedabad: With a view to encourage and boost the jewellery industry and people related to it, GJTCI organize GJTCI Excellence Awards to recognize and felicitate the uniqueness and unmatched craftsmanship of our Jewellery Industry. GJTCI has been an integral part of the Gem & Jewellery industry for almost one & half decade now, organizing multifarious activities for the growth of
Pakistan Gemstone Industry Struggles with Unrest
Karachi: For 400 years the craftsmen and traders of Peshawar’s jewellery bazaar have cut, polished, set and haggled over precious gems dug from the rugged mountains of northwest Pakistan. Pakistan’s gem and jewellery exports have boomed in recent years but Taliban violence, a crippling power crisis and outdated production methods are taking their toll in Peshawar, where traders say business
Zimbabwe Doubles Diamond Production in 2017
Harare: The government of Zimbabwe reports it has doubled its diamond production to 1.8 million carats in 2017, from 961,000 carats in 2016, the drop in production exacerbated by Zimbabwe’s merging of diamond mining companies previously operating in Chiadzwa diamond fields into the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC). The rise in diamond production is expected to translate into increased economic
CIBJO Unveils Artworks of Reena Ahluwalia Celebrating Centenary Year
Vicenza: As a highlight of the opening day of the 2026 CIBJO Congress, that began on the 4th September, 2026 in Vicenza (Italy), two dedicated creations by the noted Canadian visual artist Reena Ahluwalia, celebrating the Centenary Year of the World Jewellery Confederation (WDC) were unveiled. Both creations were donated to the collection of the Museo del Gioiello –the jewellery
Senco Gold with Olocker Provide Jewellery Insurance
Mumbai: Senco Gold & Diamonds has partnered with Olocker, India’s first dedicated jewellery insurance platform, to offer free jewellery insurance to its customers, protecting purchases against risks such as snatching, robbery, and housebreaking. On the surface, it’s a simple value-add: buy jewellery from Senco, get it insured, at no extra cost. But the thinking behind it is more personal —
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,
