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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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World’s Largest Diamond Sold for £40 Million
London: The world’s largest uncut diamond – roughly the size of a tennis ball – has been sold to British jeweller Graff for £40 million. Canadian miner Lucara Diamond sold the 1,109-carat gem – the Lesedi La Rona – to Graff. It was found in Botswana’s Karowe mine in late 2015. ‘We are thrilled and honoured to become the new

David Harquail Appointed Chairman of WGC
London: The World Gold Council (WGC) has announced the appointment of Mr. David Harquail, President and CEO of Franco-Nevada Corporation, as its new Chair. Mr Harquail succeeds Randall Oliphant, who has served as Chair for the past four years. Mr. Oliphant is a highly respected veteran of the gold industry, who brought significant depth of experience to his Chairmanship of

CIBJO European Jewellery Guild Formed
Milan: The CIBJO European Jewellery Guild, a new body of leading associations from across the continent, has been formally established within the World Jewellery Confederation to advocate for the common interests of European based participants in the jewellery and gemstone industries, and to represent them in contacts with officials, departments and agencies of the European Commission, European Parliament and European

Laksh Pahuja Presented Ingenious Designs
Mumbai: When it’s a Laksh Pahuja jewellery show expect the unexpected. The designer’s creativity always pushes the envelope to the unlimited corners, so the Laksh Pahuja Show presented by Gemma and HRD Antwerp was a line of extreme designs at India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) 2017 powered by GIA. HRD Antwerp’s name is well known in Europe as an authority

ALROSA and DDC Sign MoU
Las Vegas: ALROSA and Diamond Dealers Club of New York signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed to develop the diamond industries of Russia and the USA.The document was signed at an official ceremony in Las Vegas on 30 May by Reuven Kaufman, President of the DDC, and Alexander Malinin, Director of “Brillianty ALROSA” (ALROSA’s cutting and polishing division). The

Surat to Set Diamond Bourse in 2 Lakh Sq. Yards
Surat: Surat, known as a hub for processing of rough diamond is readying itself to set up a world class diamond bourse having trading facilities which will integrate processing and house all those interested in diamond business at one place, reports The Times of India. The proposed bourse may be of the size of the one existing in Mumbai. Mumbai’s

EGL Uncovers 4 Synthetics in Parcel of 20 Stones
Ramat Gan: In an unusual case, EGL International in Israel said it has discovered four synthetic diamonds in a parcel of 20 stones submitted by a long-time client, reports idexonline.com. The lab-grown diamonds were uncovered in the first phase of testing using FTIR infrared spectroscopy, said EGL International Managing Partner and CEO, Guy D. Benhamou, who added that the diamonds

Bitcoin Growing in Adoption
New York: The cyber currency bitcoin is seeing increasing adoption, said a May 31 panel on “Bitcoin and the Jewelry Industry: What You Need to Know.” “In terms of the world’s economic system, bitcoin is doing small numbers,” said the panel’s moderator Verichannel CEO Jacques Voorhees, whose son works for a bitcoin company. “But the adoption rate is soaring.” Some
