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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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India Removes Tax on Cash Purchase above Rs. 2 lakh
New Delhi: Indian government has done away with the 1 per cent tax on cash payments of over Rs, 2 lakh for purchase of any goods or service after it banned cash dealings above that limit from April 1. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in his Budget for 2016-17, had provided for the seller to collect tax at the rate of
Dominion Diamond Rejects $1.1B Takeover Bid
Toronto: Canada-based diamond miner Dominion Diamond Corp has knocked back a $US1.1B, $13.50-a-share take-over bid from The Washington Companies, a diverse, privately-held Missoula, Montana, US-based group of privately held North American mining, industrial and transportation businesses, Reuters reported. Dominion has confirmed its board considered Washington’s unsolicited offer, but that the terms of the proposed talks were unusual and unacceptable. They
GJEPC Representatives Meet EU Delegation
Mumbai: The delegation of European Union (EU) officials that visited the office of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Council (GJEPC) yesterday was assured by Council officials that the Indian trade is completely committed to promote responsible sourcing and conflict free gold. The EU officials are in India to discuss the recently finalized EU Regulation on Conflict Minerals and supply chain
CARAT+ to Support Graff's FACET
Antwerp: CARAT+, the new trade show dedicated to the diamond, diamond jewellery and associated services, is delighted to support the Graff charitable foundation, FACET, through the purchase of multiple copies of the Graff coffee table book. The book titled ‘GRAFF’ will be presented as a gift to VIP guests visiting the show. The magnificently designed 272 page book recounts the
WGC Unveils New Chapter of ‘The Moment is Gold’
The World Gold Council (WGC) has unveiled the latest chapter of its ongoing campaign, ‘The Moment is Gold’. Building on the campaign’s central idea of celebrating life’s meaningful moments through gold, the latest film “First Diwali” captures a young couple experiencing their first Diwali together, a deeply personal milestone marked by warmth, belonging and new beginnings. The campaign reinforces how gold
JGTD to Open from 27th October
Dubai: The Middle East’s most global B2B jewellery sourcing event is all set for its fifth edition this October! Jewellery, Gem & Technology in Dubai (JGTD) opens from 27–29 October 2026 in North Halls N21 and N23 of the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC), reaffirming the fair’s status as the region’s go-to marketplace for fine jewellery, diamonds, coloured gemstones and technology. Featuring
Indian Leaders Elected to the CIBJO Board of Directors
Vicenza: At the conclusion of the CIBJO Centenary Congress in Italy on September 7, the General Assembly elected several prominent leaders from the Indian gem and jewellery sector to the Board of Directors of The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO). Key Appointments & Leadership: Industry Impact & Key Initiatives Founded as the oldest global organization in the gem and jewellery trade,
CIBJO Backs ‘Synthetic’ Terminology for Lab Growns
Vicenza: Meeting in Vicenza, Italy, on September 7, 2026, after the conclusion of the Centenary CIBJO Congress, the organization’s Board of Directors approved a recommendation by its Diamond Commission and Coloured Stone Commission that the Blue Books be revised so that the word “synthetic” be the sole descriptor used to accurately and scientifically define a created product with the same chemical
