News Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: 20 June 2026
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A curated edit of the week's global jewellery news - national and international - compiled for industry insight and trend monitoring.
💰‘Gold steady as investors await details of US-Iran peace deal’
Reuters, 16 June 2026, CNBC:
Bullion held near a one-week high as markets awaited the formal signing of the US-Iran agreement, before a hawkish Federal Reserve and a stronger dollar pulled prices back later in the week.
💰 ‘Current price of silver as of Tuesday, June 16, 2026’
Fortune, 17 June 2026, Fortune:
Silver hovered around $70 an ounce, still up more than $34 year-on-year, with analysts divided over whether the metal's record-breaking run has further room to climb.
💎 ‘Signet Jewelers Q1 Earnings Call Highlights’
MarketBeat, 3 June 2026, Yahoo Finance:
The owner of Kay, Zales and Jared beat expectations with 2.5% same-store sales growth, leaning on creator partnerships with Ashley Graham and Christian McCaffrey while pursuing tariff refund claims.
💎‘Gold Price Predictions for 2026 and 2027’
J.P. Morgan Global Research, June 2026, J.P. Morgan:
Despite spot prices trading sideways through the spring, the bank held its year-end target near $6,000 an ounce, flagging cooling central-bank demand as the key variable for the rest of the year.
💎 ‘Kate Middleton's Trooping the Colour 2026 look features a spectacular jewel brooch’
Daniel Neira, 13 June 2026, Hola!:
The Princess of Wales paired a sky-blue ensemble with a historic Irish Guards regimental brooch, blending military symbolism with royal tradition on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
💎 ‘The Best 2026 Tony Awards Red Carpet Fashion Updates’
Marie Claire, 8 June 2026, Marie Claire:
Broadway's biggest night leaned into bold diamond earrings, with Sarah Paulson's Boucheron Plume de Paon drops among the most-discussed jewellery moments at Radio City Music Hall.
💎‘Queen Camilla Wears a Tribute to Queen Elizabeth at Royal Ascot’
Rachel Burchfield, 18 June 2026, InStyle:
Across the Ascot week the Queen rotated a series of heirloom brooches — the Williamson Pink diamond, the Cullinan V and the Queen Mother's shell brooch — each a quiet nod to the late Queen.
💍 ‘Chanel Names a New Director of Its Jewelry Creation Studio’
Bobby Schuessler, 9 June 2026, Who What Wear:
Chanel appointed Cartier's former jewellery and watch creative director, Marie-Laure Cérède, to lead its fine and high jewellery studios from October, succeeding the late Patrice Leguéreau.
💍‘Cartier's Dazzling Treasure Trove Lands at the NGV’
Concrete Playground, 16 June 2026, Concrete Playground:
The largest Cartier exhibition ever staged in Australia opened at NGV International on 12 June, gathering nearly 400 pieces including more than 30 tiaras and jewels once owned by Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly.
