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Israel’s Diamond Industry Under Severe Pressure
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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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Israel Gives Diamond Trade Time to Come Clean
Ramat Gan: Diamond companies in Israel have been granted another two months to voluntarily disclose their assets, inventory and unreported income to the Tax Authority, reports Rapaport. Firms have until the end of February to submit the full report of disclosures, as long as they declared their intention to do so by December 29, the Israel Diamond Exchange and Israel
De Beers Expects More Future Volatility
Gaborone: After the publication of De Beers’ 2014 the diamond company identified new global and regional trends which involve changes in macro-economic trends in emerging economies, as well as volatility in world economic growth forecasts. De Beers also stressed the need for diamond industry participants to strengthen their competitive capabilities through better planning and more investment in innovation and marketing.
India Sets Up Trade Disciplinary Committee
Mumbai: A new disciplinary committee will deal with misconduct in India’s diamond trade under plans approved by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The GJEPC teamed up with the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) and the Mumbai Diamond Merchants’ Association (MDMA) to form the Trade Disciplinary Committee. The 21-member panel will handle cases including fraud, non-disclosure of synthetics, false
Demonetization will Prove to be a Boon: Vijay Jain
Mumbai: The Platinum Guild International (PGI) has predicted that Indian demand for platinum jewellery would grow by double digits next year and Japanese consumption will stay strong. “In 2017, we’re expecting significant double-digit growth in India and reasonable growth in Japan. While gold is a low-margin business for Indian jewellers, retailers can scoop up returns of about 50% for platinum,
FTAs Offer Immense Export Opportunity for Indian Jewellery
Jaipur: The Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India recently organized a focused outreach programme on “Leveraging FTAs for the Gems & Jewellery (G&J) Sector” in Jaipur, in partnership with the Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). Exporters, manufacturers, MSMEs and other industry stakeholders participated in the programme. The workshop is part of the Government’s
Golconda & Ancient Diamonds: A Historical Perspective
Singapore: On the third day of 41st World Diamond Congress, on July 15, distinguished jewellery historian and author, Dr. Usha Balakrishnan, of Mumbai, India, will be presenting a lecture entitled “Golconda and Ancient Diamonds – A Historical Perspective. ” “For nearly 2,000 years, every diamond the world had ever seen came from a mystical land, now known as India. These
Call for African Unity to Defend Natural Diamond Industry
Freetown, Sierra Leone: Against a backdrop of mounting concern over the future of Africa’s diamond sector, ministers from leading diamond-producing nations convened in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on May 20, 2026, to address a challenge that is rapidly transforming the global jewellery landscape—the growing dominance of laboratory-grown diamonds. A key voice at the Council of Ministers meeting of the African Diamond
Resilient Growth for Platinum Jewellery in 2025
Mumbai: Platinum Guild International (PGI) presented its annual Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR) in an online presentation, themed “A year of resilience”. The review set out platinum jewellery demand across key markets in 2025 and the outlook for 2026, describing an exceptional year for platinum jewellery that was best characterized as a year of resilience. Mr. Tim Schlick, CEO of PGI, reviewed
