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The Triangle Breaks Down: Both Metals Exit Consolidation to the Downside
This week (ended on 24th April, 2026) saw both gold and silver give back a meaningful portion of their recent gains, with the global macro backdrop supplying clear headwinds on multiple fronts simultaneously. The primary driver was the interplay between a rebounding US dollar, persistently elevated inflation expectations, and rising uncertainty around the FOMC meeting on April 28-29 — Powell’s final meeting as Fed chair before Kevin Warsh takes over on May 15. Metal This Week (Apr 24) Last Week
The Triangle Breaks Down: Both Metals Exit Consolidation to the Downside
This week (ended on 24th April, 2026) saw both gold and silver give back a meaningful portion of their recent gains, with the global macro backdrop supplying clear headwinds on multiple fronts simultaneously. The primary driver was the interplay between a rebounding US dollar, persistently elevated inflation expectations, and rising uncertainty around the FOMC meeting on April 28-29 — Powell’s final meeting as Fed chair before Kevin Warsh takes over on May 15. Metal This Week (Apr 24) Last Week
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ORRA Launches Customized Jewellery Shoppe
Mumbai: This Women’s Day, ORRA presents custom crafted jewellery for women, an ode to their beautiful and unique choices, making them who they are! To make this women’s day special and like no other, ORRA presents a specially curated range of rings, earrings and pendants, where customers can choose from a host of designs exactly how they would like their
ALROSA Israel Sale Fetches $22M
Ramat Gan: ALROSA, the world’s largest diamond producer by volume, reported the results of the international diamond auction, which took place in the Sixth International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI), offering for sale special-size natural rough diamonds (10.8-ct+), as well as polished goods. According to a press release, the company sold 105 lots of rough and polished diamonds worth $21.8
Rockwell Diamonds Finalizes Sale of Mines
Johannesburg: As announced in December 2016, junior miner Rockwell Diamonds signed an agreement to sell “none-core assets” – the Remhoogte and Saxendrift mines – to Nelesco Proprietary 318 for US$3.48 million (ZAR45m); it has now been completed. The sale and purchase agreement also releases Rockwell from environmental and tax liabilities (rehabilitation liabilities) totalling US$5.40 million (R70m) as well as the
IIDGR Gives Next-Gen Melee Screening Instrument
London: The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), part of The De Beers Group of Companies, yesterday unveiled its next generation automated melee screening instrument. The AMS2 will provide diamantaires with a more efficient and cost-effective diamond verification technology solution for melee-sized diamonds. Around 10-times faster than its predecessor and with a substantially reduced referral rate, the AMS2
ORRA Launches Customized Jewellery Shoppe
Mumbai: This Women’s Day, ORRA presents custom crafted jewellery for women, an ode to their beautiful and unique choices, making them who they are! To make this women’s day special and like no other, ORRA presents a specially curated range of rings, earrings and pendants, where customers can choose from a host of designs exactly how they would like their
ALROSA Israel Sale Fetches $22M
Ramat Gan: ALROSA, the world’s largest diamond producer by volume, reported the results of the international diamond auction, which took place in the Sixth International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI), offering for sale special-size natural rough diamonds (10.8-ct+), as well as polished goods. According to a press release, the company sold 105 lots of rough and polished diamonds worth $21.8
Rockwell Diamonds Finalizes Sale of Mines
Johannesburg: As announced in December 2016, junior miner Rockwell Diamonds signed an agreement to sell “none-core assets” – the Remhoogte and Saxendrift mines – to Nelesco Proprietary 318 for US$3.48 million (ZAR45m); it has now been completed. The sale and purchase agreement also releases Rockwell from environmental and tax liabilities (rehabilitation liabilities) totalling US$5.40 million (R70m) as well as the
IIDGR Gives Next-Gen Melee Screening Instrument
London: The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), part of The De Beers Group of Companies, yesterday unveiled its next generation automated melee screening instrument. The AMS2 will provide diamantaires with a more efficient and cost-effective diamond verification technology solution for melee-sized diamonds. Around 10-times faster than its predecessor and with a substantially reduced referral rate, the AMS2
