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Israel’s Diamond Industry Under Severe Pressure
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Why Did Gold & Silver Break Down Just as Fed Hike Bets Faded
Macro Snapshot: The rate backdrop eased during the week ending 23 October, which makes the metals’ slide harder to explain. CME FedWatch odds of a hike at the 27 to 28 October FOMC meeting had settled near one in three on 14 October, after the 3.7% September CPI print, and stood at 9.4% by 23 October. December hike odds slipped from about 90% to close to 80%. The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.00% against 5.09% a week earlier, and
Why Did Gold & Silver Break Down Just as Fed Hike Bets Faded
Macro Snapshot: The rate backdrop eased during the week ending 23 October, which makes the metals’ slide harder to explain. CME FedWatch odds of a hike at the 27 to 28 October FOMC meeting had settled near one in three on 14 October, after the 3.7% September CPI print, and stood at 9.4% by 23 October. December hike odds slipped from about 90% to close to 80%. The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.00% against 5.09% a week earlier, and
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Industry Close to Tracking 'Fingerprint for Stones'
New York: Artisanal diamond miners, such as this one in Brazil, are the main cause of conflict diamonds entering the supply chain, according to the WDC. A scientific solution for identifying and eradicating “blood diamonds” from the global supply chain could exist within a matter of years, the afr.com portal says, as the industry is put under increasing pressure by
Gold Demand Slips from Last Year’s Record Q1
Mumbai: Global gold demand in Q1 2017 was 1,034 tonnes (t), a decline of 18% compared to the record Q1 in 2016, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest Gold Demand Trends report. Inflows into Exchange Traded Funds(ETFs) totalled 109t which, although solid, were nonetheless a fraction of last year’s near-record inflows. Slower central bank demand also contributed to
De Beers Group Returns $5 Bln to Partners in 2016
Gaborone: De Beers Group increased returns to governments, communities, supply chain partners and its joint venture partners by 26 per cent to US$5 billion in 2016, according to its latest Report to Society, published yesterday. The increase, delivered through taxes, payments for goods and services and dividends, reflects De Beers Group’s improved financial and operating performance in a year that
Gem Diamonds High-Quality 80ct. Diamond
London: Gem Diamonds has discovered an 80-carat rough stone that it has described as one of the highest-quality diamonds ever found at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho. The D-color, type-II diamond is relatively small compared with some of the huge stones the mine has produced over the years, including a 114-carat gem the company extracted last month. However, few previous
Israel’s Diamond Industry Under Severe Pressure
Mumbai: Israel’s once-prominent diamond industry is facing one of the most difficult periods in its history, with veteran traders reportedly leaving the business and searching for alternative livelihoods. A recent report by Ynetnews has highlighted the depth of the crisis at the Israel Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan, traditionally one of the world’s important diamond trading centres. According to veteran
‘Advanced Leadership Programme in Gold Entrepreneurship’
Mumbai: The Indian Association for Gold Excellence and Standards (IAGES), announced the launch of the Advanced Leadership Programme in Gold Entrepreneurship, developed jointly with SPJIMR (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research). The six-month executive programme is designed to build a new generation of professionally trained leaders for India’s gold and jewellery industry, combining SPJIMR’s academic
Did Natural Diamond Ind. Misjudge LGD Threat?
The natural diamond industry is finally confronting a question it perhaps should have asked much earlier: Did it underestimate the speed, scale and nature of the laboratory-grown diamond (LGD) revolution? For years, laboratory-grown diamonds (LGDs) were treated by much of the natural diamond industry as a niche product—an inexpensive alternative with limited appeal to serious jewellery consumers. The assumption was
India’s G&J Exports Rise 2.44% in April–July 2026
Mumbai: India’s gross gems and jewellery (G&J) exports for the April–July 2026 period stood at US$ 9.17 billion (Rs. 87,078.01 crore), registering 2.44% growth in US Dollar terms and 13.58% growth in Rupee terms over the corresponding period last year, according to figures provided by Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The growth has been led by value-added segments.
