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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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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CVD Diamonds Sold with GIA Certificates

Mumbai: A Diamond Intelligence Briefs (DIB) investigation has revealed that a vendor on the leading online global wholesale platform, Alibaba, has offered CVD lab-grown diamonds with GIA certificates. The seller, International Trading Corporation (ITC) claimed to have an ability to supply 10,000 carats of CVD diamonds per week and that it has a “stock of more than 25,000 IGI and

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Excellent Results for Rajesh Exports in Q3

Mumbai: Rajesh Exports reported an excellent set of results for the quarter ended December 2015 which are in-line with our estimates, says an Update Report provided to G2J by ‘Evaluate Research’. Management has decreased its revenue growth guidance for FY03/2017 due to a negative impact from currency volatility and a slowing global economy.  Rajesh Exports has projected revenue growth in

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DPA Announces Senior Positions

New York: The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) has announced the appointments of Stephen Lussier as Chairman, Jim Pounds as Vice Chairman and Jean-Marc Lieberherr as Chief Executive Officer, all with immediate effect. Stephen is Executive Vice President of Marketing at The De Beers Group of Companies, as well as Chief Executive Officer of its Forevermark brand. Jim is Executive Vice

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Venezuela May Resume Diamond Trading

Caracas: The UAE is thought to be likely to back Venezuela’s potential return to diamond trading, after DMCC chairman Ahmed Bin Sulayem held a number of meetings in the country, according to a report in The National newspaper. Bin Sulayem, the current chairman of the Kimberley Process, has been in Venezuela to examine ways that the country can resume diamond

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Focus on Expanding Definition of Conflict Diamonds: Feriel Zerouki

Dubai: In a keynote address at the opening of the Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional meeting, Feriel Zerouki, President of the World Diamond Council (WDC), urged participants to focus on expanding the definition of conflict diamonds, while recognizing the vital role of industry efforts to strengthen and complement the KP framework. “Expanding the definition of conflict diamonds is at the heart

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SAJEX to Open New Horizens for GJ Industry

Riyadh: The Saudi Arabia Jewellery Expo (SAJEX) 2025, organised by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), is poised to be a landmark event for Indian jewellery manufacturers looking to tap into the lucrative and largely untapped Saudi Arabian market. With a focus on strengthening trade relations between India and Saudi Arabia, SAJEX offers a unique platform for exhibitors

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Kagem to Resume Focused Open-Pit Mining

London: Gemfields has recently announced that its Kagem emerald mine in Zambia will recommence focused open-pit mining to enhance the recovery of premium emeralds. Following a strategic suspension of all mining activities announced on 23 December 2024, Kagem shifted its focus to processing ore from its stockpile. While 2025 emerald production has met carat recovery expectations, the proportion of higher-quality

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Platinum Jewellery Sales Grew 15% on Akshay Tritiya

Mumbai: On Akshaya Tritiya 2025, despite high gold prices, overall gold and silver sales in India reached a significant ₹16,000 crore, with gold jewelry and related items contributing around ₹12,000 crore. While sales volumes saw a dip due to the price increase, the total value of sales remained strong. Gold prices were near peak levels during Akshaya Tritiya 2025, leading

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