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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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GJEPC Reaffirms India’s Commitment to Natural Diamond Promotion at Luanda Accord
Luanda: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) highlighted India’s commitment to the global promotion of natural diamonds at the Luanda Accord 3.0 Ministerial Meeting, held in Luanda, Angola, on 5 November 2026, following close on the heels of the African Diamond Producers Association’s (ADPA) 20th anniversary celebrations. The meeting brought together stakeholders of the international diamond industry to
India Holds KP Consultation in Luanda
New Delhi: India, as Chair of the Kimberley Process (KP) for 2026, participated in the 20th anniversary celebrations of the African Diamond Producers’ Association (ADPA@20) in Luanda, Angola, on 3–4 November 2026. On the sidelines of the celebrations, India, represented by Mr. Yashvir Singh, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, and KP Chair, convened a KP stakeholder consultation on 3 November
Forevermark Diamond Jewellery Enters Pune with Its First Boutique
Pune: Forevermark Diamond Jewellery from De Beers Group has entered Pune with the opening of its first boutique at Phoenix Avenue of Stars. Inaugurated by filmstar Amruta Khanvilkar, the new boutique brings Forevermark Diamond Jewellery’s world of natural diamonds, distinctive design and craftsmanship to the city’s evolving fine jewellery landscape. With a discerning and increasingly design-conscious consumer base, Pune represents
beYon Opened its First Exclusive Store in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: beYon from the House of Titan has opened its first exclusive store in Bengaluru, located in the vibrant neighborhood of Whitefield. Marking the brand’s seventh store nationwide, the launch serves as a special homecoming, bringing beYon’s contemporary approach to laboratory-grown diamonds directly to Titan’s home city. With consumers increasingly embracing laboratory-grown diamonds, the area’s emergence as a vibrant cosmopolitan
HRD NV to Issue LGD Jewellery Reports
Antwerp: HRD NV of Antwerp will begin will issuing laboratory grown diamond (LGD) jewellery reports. In an online announcement, HRD stated, “Our laboratory has the knowledge and instruments needed to thoroughly analyse your jewellery. Every diamond of the jewellery piece is tested to determine whether it is natural or laboratory grown. If all diamonds set in the jewellery piece are
Synthetic Diamond Wholesale Prices Down 60%
Mumbai: The global mining giant De Beers said wholesale prices for synthetic diamonds eased by up to 60% since the group commenced selling the laboratory-grown stones for jewellery last September. Reuters quoted De Beers chief executive Bruce Cleaver as saying that margins for the sector were projected to continue falling as improved technology increases the quality and volume. “The margins
KP must Expand Definition of "Conflict Diamonds”
New York: World Diamond Council President Stephane Fischler addressed a special meeting of the United Nations’ General Assembly’s 73rd Session in New York regarding the role of diamonds in fueling conflict. Mr. Fischler spoke on behalf of the diamond and jewelry industries in the session entitled “From blood diamonds to peace diamonds: conflict prevention through the Kimberley Process,” and specifically
KP must Grasp Opportunity to Correct its Limitations
New York: With 2019 being the final year of the Kimberley Process’ (KP) three-year review, the organization must grasp an historic opportunity to correct shortfalls in the system designed to prevent conflict diamonds from entering the chain of distribution, World Diamond Council (WDC) President Stephane Fischler will tell a special meeting on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict, which
