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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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Varda Shine to Join Sarine Technologies
Tel Aviv: Sarine Technologies Ltd has announced that former De Beers’ Diamond Trading Company (DTC) CEO Varda Shine has agreed to join its board of directors as an independent director, subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting to be held in Singapore on April 25. Shine’s career in the diamond industry has spanned 30 years. She has a wealth
GJSCI Signs MoU with Delhi Prison
Mumbai: Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) signs a MOU with Delhi Prison for the ‘Tihar Women Inmates Skilling’ that aims at teaching the skills of jewellery making to the women inmates of Tihar Jail. The MoU was signed by Mr. Premkumar Kothari – Chairman of GJSCI, Mr. Ajay Verma- Director,IBJ India and Mr. Sudhir Yadav (I.P.S), Director
WHP Jewellers Bags Best Jewellery Chain Award
Mumbai: WHP Jewellers continues its eventful run with adding one more feather to the cap by bagging the prestigious ‘Best Jewellery Chain Award’ at the Times Retail Icon 2017. The award was presented to Mr. Aditya Pethe, Director, WHP Jewellers by the Current Mayor of Mumbai Shri. Vishwanath Mahadeshwar. With more than a century old, WHP Jewellers has personified heritage
Winners of Baselworld Design Competition Announced
Basel: Solidscape Announced names of the Winners of the 2017 Baselworld Design Competition BASEL, Switzerland (March 26, 2017) — Solidscape®, Inc., the leading manufacturer of high precision 3D wax printers for the jewellery industry, and a subsidiary of Stratasys, Ltd., announces the winners of the seventh annual Baselworld Design Competition. As the focal point of the watch and jewellery industry,
GJEPC Welcomes India’s Role as KP Chair
Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the nodal agency for the Kimberley Process (KP) in India, welcomes India’s election as Chair of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) for 2026. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, a UN-mandated initiative, is the only global mechanism governing international trade in rough diamonds, aimed at preventing conflict diamonds from entering legitimate
India New Zealand FTA to Benefit G&J Industry
Mumbai: India and New Zealand recently concluded a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that offers significant duty-free access for Indian exports, but Gems & Jewellery (G&J) are listed among the sensitive sectors excluded from immediate zero-duty benefits under the FTA, with India protecting these products, alongside dairy, sugar, and metals, from immediate tariff cuts, though the overall deal aims to boost labour-intensive exports like textiles,
India’s G&J Exports Recover During April-Nov 2025
Mumbai: India’s gem and jewellery (G&J) exports showed clear signs of stabilization and recovery during April-November 2025, supported by improving global demand conditions and strong performance across diversified international markets. Total exports for the period rose marginally by 0.07% year-on-year to $18.87 billion, compared to $18.85 billion in the corresponding period last year, underscoring the sector’s resilience amid a challenging
How Many Years will the Diamonds Reserves Last?
Mumbai: Global economically viable diamond reserves are estimated at about 1.8 billion carats. At the current annual production level of roughly 90 million carats, these reserves are expected to sustain the market for around 20 years. The estimate was shared by Sergey Takhiev, Head of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations at Alrosa. More than half of the world’s diamond reserves
