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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
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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Sarine Opening Allegro Service Center in Jaipur
Jaipur: Sarine Technologies Ltd has announced the opening of its first Allegro™ service center in Jaipur, India. The system provides automated gemstone planning and shaping services. The Allegro™ was developed by Galatea Ltd, Sarine’s wholly-owned subsidiary. The system provides automated, highly accurate evaluation, planning and precise shaping of rough gemstones. Using 3D laser mapping technology, it measures the rough gem
Diamonds May Be Common, Deep in the Earth
New York: Diamonds are not exactly as rare as you may think. New research suggests that they can form through a previously unknown reaction, and they may be widespread in the rocks far beneath our feet. “Diamond formation in the deep Earth, the very deep Earth, may be a more common process than we thought,” said Johns Hopkins University geochemist
RBI Issues Guidelines for Gold Schemes
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday issued detailed guidelines on the sovereign gold schemes aimed at curtailing the physical demand for the yellow metal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB), Gold Monetisation (GMS) and the Indian Gold Coin (IGC) schemes. The SGB scheme, which will be issued by the government
Light up Your Diwali with Platinum Jewellery
Mumbai: Diyas, lanterns and bright lights everywhere mark the beginning of the festivities, starting with Dhanteras that holds special significance due to customary purchases of precious metals on this day. This Diwali gift your near and dear ones precious platinum – a naturally occurring white metal. Celebrate the festival of lights with a gift of love that symbolizes eternity, purity
Gold-Silver Price-Setting Methods May Change
London: The decades-old methods for determining the daily benchmark prices for gold and silver seem set to change—the result of unwelcome attention from regulators and class-action lawsuits. Currently, the price of both metals is set at a daily teleconference by a number of prominent multinational banks—four in the case of gold, and three in the case of silver. However, the
CIBJO Gives Sustainability Frame for Pearl Sector
Milan: CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has presented an outline for sustainability in the cultured pearl sector, emphasizing that a comprehensive approach must be taken that addresses economic, environmental and social responsibility. He was speaking at the Sustainable Pearls Forum, which took place in Hong Kong on June 21. The cultured pearl industry provides an opportunity to introduce concepts that often
Gold Curb Relaxations on the Way…
New Delhi: The government of India has indicated that there is a need to ease norms for bullion imports to boost supplies and jewellery exports. “There is a need of rationalisation in (gold import) duty and (gold import) procedure….We have already made it clear that there is a need to look at the current gold import regime,” commerce secretary Rajeev
RBI's Credit Limit Troubles Diamond Units
Surat: At least 350 small and medium diamond companies in the world’s biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat are facing severe financial problems with Indian banks strictly implementing the 90 days credit limit for overseas payment to rough diamond dealers in Antwerp and Dubai for the past four months, reports The Times of India. The Gem and Jewellery
