This week in the trade
12–18 October 2026
Precious metals over the week, the currencies the trade uses, headlines from the trade press, what was new on JewelLoop and the fairs ahead.
Precious metals
Gold
-0.70% week- Close
- 4,166.10
- High
- 4,209.30
- Low
- 4,083.80
Last 7 days
Silver
-6.29% week- Close
- 57.12
- High
- 61.41
- Low
- 55.64
Last 7 days
Platinum
-3.48% week- Close
- 1,636.00
- High
- 1,711.00
- Low
- 1,604.00
Last 7 days
Palladium
-3.07% week- Close
- 1,136.00
- High
- 1,184.00
- Low
- 1,116.00
Last 7 days
USD per troy ounce, world spot (gold-api.com). The change compares the first and the last price of the week.
One US dollar buys
- 0.8904 EUR-0.23%
- 0.7520 GBP-0.39%
- 0.8266 CHF-0.57%
- 94.9300 INR-1.36%
- 6.6833 CNY-0.08%
- 7.8541 HKD+0.01%
- 33.4720 THB-0.29%
Central bank reference rates (Frankfurter), change over the week.
From the trade press
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Patek Philippe Timepieces to Headline Two Christie’s Hong Kong Sales
Rapaport ·
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US Retail Sales Continue to Rise in September
Rapaport ·
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Historic Cartier Black Opal Tiara Heads to Auction for Up to A$1.9 Million
Jewellery World ·
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Astrid and Miyu opens six-month pop-up in Bloomingdale’s
Jewellery Focus ·
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Watches of Switzerland Group certified as Great Place To Work for second time
Jewellery Focus ·
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8.3-ct Paraíba tourmaline sells for US$18,625 at Gem Rock Auctions after $1 no-reserve start in live online auction
Jewellery Outlook ·
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Loquet launches Birthstone Collection
Retail Jeweller ·
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Diamond Guild Australia celebrates jewellery design excellence at Sydney awards gala
Jewellery World ·
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Veramark Assurance and the Consolidated Mining Standard
World Gold Council ·
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Gems of Italy: Fluorite
Italian Gemological Review ·
Headlines from trade publications' public feeds, at most two from any one publication. Links open the original article; JewelLoop does not edit or endorse them.
New on JewelLoop
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Guide
Paraíba tourmaline: why it is special, and what the new Ethiopian find means
Copper-coloured neon tourmaline from Brazil, Nigeria, Mozambique and now Ethiopia: how the name is defined, how labs tell origins apart, treatments, and what to check before you buy.
Fairs in the next five weeks
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22–25 Oct 2026
The Munich Show (Mineralientage München)
Munich, Germany · Add to calendar
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25–27 Oct 2026
New York, United States · Add to calendar
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27–29 Oct 2026
Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai (JGTD)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Add to calendar
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28–30 Oct 2026
International Jewellery Tokyo Autumn (IJT Autumn)
Yokohama, Japan · Add to calendar