Despite Collapsing Hike Odds, Rising Yields Kept Indian Gold, Silver Below Their Floors

Snap Shot: Most of the damage in the week ending 2 October landed before the good news arrived, and the good news then failed to repair it. August core PCE inflation, released on 30 September, rose 3.0% from a year earlier against expectations of 3.3%, helped partly by methodology changes at the Bureau of Economic Analysis. September payrolls on 2 October then added just 29,000 jobs against forecasts near 90,000, with unemployment at 4.2% and August revised down to 133,000

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Despite Collapsing Hike Odds, Rising Yields Kept Indian Gold, Silver Below Their Floors

Snap Shot: Most of the damage in the week ending 2 October landed before the good news arrived, and the good news then failed to repair it. August core PCE inflation, released on 30 September, rose 3.0% from a year earlier against expectations of 3.3%, helped partly by methodology changes at the Bureau of Economic Analysis. September payrolls on 2 October then added just 29,000 jobs against forecasts near 90,000, with unemployment at 4.2% and August revised down to 133,000

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ALROSA Mulls Production Cut in 2016

Moscow: ALROSA may reduce production in 2016 as its rough diamond inventory is at a critical level in a weak market. “Currently, our inventory stands in excess of 20 million carats and increasing inventory further would not be feasible for the company, or it would be difficult economically,” Ilya Ryashchin, ALROSA’s first vice president in charge of finance and economy,

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Rio Tinto Completes First Rough Viewing at IDTC

Mumbai: Rio Tinto recently completed the inaugural rough diamond viewing at the India Diamond Trading Centre (IDTC) – India’s first SNZ – in Mumbai’s Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB).  The viewing was held from November 23 to November 25, 2015. The selection on view included rough diamonds from Rio’s Argyle and Diavik mines. After completion of the viewing, the diamonds were

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India Gets Rs. 246 cr. from Gold Bonds

New Delhi: Government today said Gold Bond scheme got overwhelming response from retail investors with 63,000 applications amounting to Rs 246 crore, while the gold monetization scheme, which has so far witnessed a “slow response”, has been tweaked. On gold bond scheme, a Finance Ministry statement said: “This scheme saw an overwhelming response from the investors throughout the country and

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Diamond Detection Expo & Sympoon 15-16 Dec

Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of gems and jewellery industry in India in association with Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) will organize a Diamond Detection Expo and Symposium (DDES) at BDB, Mumbai on 15th& 16th of December. DDES, an educative initiative is organized with an objective to impart knowledge on synthetic diamonds, its detection

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36th World Diamond Congress Concludes

Antwerp: The 36th World Diamond Congress concluded in Antwerp, Belgium, and reflected strength in the attendance and the presence of international diamond, gem stone and jewellery industry organization delegates. These included the representatives of 30 bourses affiliated to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), 15 members of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), the two bodies that organize the

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ADB's Profit -31%, Interest Income +13%

Antwerp: The Antwerp Diamond Bank (ADB), a subsidiary of the KBC Bank, reported that its balance sheet fell 7 percent year on year to $2.4 billion (EUR 1.692 billion) in 2013, according to a report published on Rapaport. A selective credit issuing policy during the year held the bank’s number of debtors stable, and global net interest income rose almost

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Chow Tai Fook to Buy Hearts On Fire for $150 Mn

Beijing: Chinese retailer and manufacturer Chow Tai Fook is buying all the assets of diamond brand Hearts On Fire for $150 million in cash, reports jckonline. The company will be run as a standalone division under current management, a statement said, though there are plans to introduce the brand into Chow Tai Fook’s retail network in Hong Kong, China, Macau,

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Hardest Synthetic Diamond Ever Made Unveiled

Beijing: Chinese researchers from Yanshan University have created a synthetic diamond harder than its natural counterpart and able to withstand even hotter temperatures, according to a report published in mining.com The team, led by Yongjun Tian, says the new form of diamond could be used to make superior cutting or crushing tools, capable of operate under very extreme conditions. The

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