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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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Progress Killed in Pursuit of the Impossible: WDC
Dubai: The World Diamond Council (WDC) yesterday expressed profound regret that a small number of Kimberley Process (KP) Participants blocked consensus on long-awaited reforms designed to strengthen protections for Africa’s diamond-mining communities. For three years, the KP Review and Reform Committee worked on the most ambitious reform effort in more than two decades. That work brought the KP closer than
Amber Pepper Appointed as CEO of NDC
London: The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has announced the appointment of Amber Pepper as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 February 2026. A seasoned global leader in luxury brand transformation, Pepper brings a wealth of experience in driving commercial growth, digital innovation, and consumer-centric storytelling across some of the world’s most respected fashion and retail brands, including senior roles at Tapestry,
Kirit Bhansali Represents Indian G&J Ind. at India–Israel CEO Forum
Tel Aviv: Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Chairman, GJEPC, attended the India–Israel CEOs Forum on 20th November 2025 at Hotel Dan Tel Aviv, following his nomination by DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, as a representative from the Indian side. During the visit, he also met Mr. Nir Barkat, Minister of Economy and Industry, Israel. In his address, Mr.
ORIGIN De Beers Group Launches to Consumers in Stores Across North America
Mumbai: ORIGIN De Beers Group, the new branded polished diamond offering from De Beers Group, is now available to consumers in retail stores across North America. This marks the first time the ORIGIN De Beers Group polished diamonds are available in store, bringing the power of provenance and storytelling directly to consumers through immersive retail and digital experiences. Unveiled at JCK earlier
Forevermark Preparing Contingency Plans to Recover
(Exclusive) Mumbai: The Covid-19 pandemic has hit hard health of global gem and jewellery industry. It has pushed the world economy into an unprecedented crisis. Gems2jewellery.com contacted Mr. Sachin Jain, President, Forevermark (India) to assess its sales loss caused by the Covid-19 and its future strategy to recover from the current crisis. He says, these are extraordinary circumstances and we
Gemfields Reports Record Revenue for FY 2019
Mumbai: Gemfields has Announced its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019. The company reported record group revenues amounting to US$216.2 million for the period, as compared to revenues of US$206.1 million earned in 2018. The Company said its free cash flow increased by 16% to US$31.1 million as against a free cash flow of US$26.9 million
Senco Group Contributes to Covid-19 Funds
Kolkata: Senco Gold & Diamonds Group in its continued commitment towards supporting the nation in its fight against COVID-19, has pledged INR 1.5 Crores towards the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) set up by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal State Emergency Relief Fund set up by the Hon’ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cumulatively. The overall
De Beers Contributes towards Covid-19 Crisis
Gaborone: De Beers Group announced that it would contribute $2,500,000 across Botswana and Namibia to aid the response to the COVID-19 crisis. De Beers Group is a 50/50 joint venture partner with both Botswana and Namibia in the recovery and sorting of rough diamonds. Its contribution in both countries forms part of a larger effort across De Beers Group’s four
