NEWS BRIEFING: 17 May 2026
A curated edit of the week's global jewellery news - national and international - compiled for industry insight and trend monitoring. 💰 Global markets shake as silver plunges, gold drops, bonds and stocks slide on inflation fears Staff Reporters, 15 May 2026, CNBC Silver plummeted nearly seven per cent and gold lost almost two per cent in a single session after the Trump–Xi summit ended without a trade deal and hotter-than-expected US CPI and PPI prints stoked fears that the Federal Reserve will be unable to cut rates, dragging both precious metals and equities lower in lockstep. www.cnbc.com