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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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Chocolate Diamonds Gaining Popularity
Perth: ‘Chocolate’ diamonds have gained in popularity in recent years, to the chagrin of many purists. For years some diamond jewelry companies have been accused of generating a hype about diamonds traditionally seen as bottom-the-barrel stones, effectively deceiving end consumers by re-branding brown diamonds as ‘chocolate’. Jezebel and the Daily Mail have gone so far as to call these jewelers
Mujeres Brillantes to Hold Global Meet at Vicenzaoro
Vicenza: VICENZAORO will host in September, an international meeting of “Mujeres Brillantes” (Brilliant Women), a group of about 500 businesswomen operating in the gold and jewellery sector that, although mainly from Latin America, also come from Turkey, Russia, Italy, Romania and Israel. The “Mujeres Brillantes” mission is to help women in the jewellery and watch sector to consolidate their business
De Beers Rigs Botswana Sales Contract Negotiations
Gaborone: The De Beers Group has scored a major coup against Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTCB), rigging the odds against Botswana as the country prepares to re-negotiate the Diamond Sales Agreement which lapses in 2020 and reversing achievements of the De Beers relocation from London to Gaborone. ‘Sunday Standard’ reports that against all advice from his technical team, the Managing
Various Courses Offered by IIGJ, Mumbai
Mumbai: Now leverage your creativity and skill to create a distinguished career in the fast-growing gems & jewellery sector. Indian Institute of Gems & Jewellery (IIGJ) Mumbai, an initiative of Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC), now offers comprehensive and intensive training using state-of-the-art resources encompassing qualified & trained faculty and equipment, supported by audio-visual techniques. The
Mehul Choksi’s Extradition is Cleared by Belgium
Mumbai: Belgium’s top court has dismissed fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi’s appeal against his arrest in Antwerp, which was made on the basis of an extradition request from New Delhi, according to people familiar with the matter. The Belgian Court of Cassation — equivalent to India’s Supreme Court — heard Choksi’s plea in Brussels on Tuesday and ruled in favour of
Mumbai: Gemfields has announced revenue of $25.4 million from its November–December auction of commercial-quality rough emeralds, marking one of the company’s strongest sales performances of the year despite earlier disruptions at the Kagem mine in Zambia. Held via private viewings in Jaipur, India, followed by an online sealed-bid process, the auction offered 46 lots of rough emeralds. Of these, 45
Open House Session with Mumbai Customs Dept.
Mumbai: The Customs Zone–III successfully conducted an Open House Meeting on 4th December 2025, chaired by Mrs. Prachi Saroop, Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs, to deliberate on various operational and policy-related issues concerning customs functioning at PCCCC. The meeting saw active participation from trade members, industry representatives, exporters/importers, GJEPC and senior customs officials, fostering a transparent and collaborative environment. The
Kalyan Jewellers Enters United Kingdom
Thrissur: Kalyan Jewellers, one of India’s jewellery brands, has further strengthened its global presence with the launch of its new showroom on Belgrave Road widely known as Leicester’s Golden Mile, the UK’s most prominent jewellery and South Asian retail hub. This milestone entry into the United Kingdom marks a strategic leap in the brand’s international expansion journey, following its sustained
