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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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Stellar Deal Combines Sierra Leone Diamond Mines
Freetown: Stellar Diamonds has partnered with Octea Mining in a deal that will enable the two companies to combine their diamond mining operations in Sierra Leone. The agreement — which the companies signed last week — “will allow Stellar to build a single mine for the simultaneous commercial production” from its Tongo asset and Octea’s adjacent Tonguma kimberlite deposit, explained
US Economy Makes Slow Start to 2017
New York: The American economy put in its slowest quarterly growth rate in three years in first three months of the year, increasing by an annualized 0.7 percent, according to the Commerce Department. Ironically, the annual growth rate for the quarter is far below the 2.5 percent pace in President Barack Obama’s final three months in office, and even further
Botswana Vulnerable to Weak Diamond Market
Gaborone: Standard & Poor’s (S&P) maintained its negative outlook for Botswana last week due to the country’s continued reliance on the diamond sector. While diamonds account for approximately 80% of Botswana’s total exports and about one-third of its gross domestic product, the economy remains vulnerable to a weak performance in the sector, the financial-services company said Friday. “The negative outlook
Fresh Defeat for Zimbabwe in Diamonds Battle
Harare: The state-run Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has been barred by the High Court from pillaging diamond ore which belongs to Mbada Diamonds (Pvt) Limited, in a new setback for government’s troubled mining project. Mbada has been granted an interdict stopping the ZCDC — formed last year through a forced merger of Marange Resources, Gye Nyame, Diamond Mining Corporation,
Zen Diamond Opens 2 New Stores in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Zen Diamond, a fine jewellery brand with a presence in over 450+ stores worldwide, is strengthening its footprint in India with the launch of two new stores in Bengaluru. Following its successful debut in Mumbai with stores in Bandra and Borivali, Zen Diamond now expands its presence to South India with openings at Phoenix Mall of Asia and Phoenix
A New Book on ‘Theft of Koh-i-Noor’ by Britain
Mumbai: A new children’s picture book relating the story of the Koh-i-Noor as one of theft and colonial conquest, has just been published in India. Supriya Kelkar, a US-based author and illustrator of Indian origin, tells how the world’s most famous diamond was “stolen” by the British East India Company after the defeat of the Sikh Empire in 1849 and presented to Britain’s
National Jewellery Awards 2025 Presented
Mumbai: The All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) proudly hosted the 14th edition of the World Gold Council (WGC) Presents National Jewellery Awards (NJA’25), powered by IDT Gemological Laboratories Worldwide, at Jasmine Hall, Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, in conjunction with the India Gem & Jewellery Show (GJS). The evening was a dazzling celebration of India’s finest jewellery
Rio Tinto Launches its Final Beyond Rare Tender
Mumbai: Rio Tinto has launched its final Beyond Rare TM Tender, the third in its annual Art Series, featuring 52 lots of extraordinarily rare masterpieces of nature, from its Canadian and Australian diamond mines. Titled Into the Light, this unique event marks a special chapter in world diamond history. With Rio Tinto’s Australian Argyle Diamond Mine ceasing operations in November
