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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India to Issue Sovereign Gold Bonds from Nov 26

New Delhi: India will issue sovereign gold bonds from Nov. 26, offering an annual interest rate of 2.75 percent to domestic investors, a government statement said on Friday. The bonds will be sold through banks and designated post offices and will be part of New Delhi’s market-borrowing programme. The decision to sell gold bonds is part of the government’s plan

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Zimbabwe Ups Levy for Miners to Fund Exploration

Harare: The Zimbabwean government is said to have increased a mining levy to fund exploration activities as it transforms the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) into a state exploration company. Zimbabwe had vast mineral wealth spanning diamonds, platinum, gold, nickel, chrome and coal among other natural resources. However, much of the minerals remained underground and there was no much

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WFDB Imposes Sanctions on a Belgian Company

Antwerp: World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has announced that it implemented sanctions against the Belgian company BVBA KARDIAM, based in Antwerp. According to the announcement published by WFDB, the company has allegedly supported “armed groups or criminal networks in the Central African Republic through the illicit mining and trade in natural resources, including diamonds and gold”. On 21 August

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Diamond Detection Expo & Symposium in Mumbai

Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) in association with Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) will be organizing the Diamond Detection Expo & Symposium (DDES 2015) on Dec 15-16, 2015 at the BDB in Mumbai. The two-day event aims to provide a platform for companies offering machines & equipment for the detection of synthetic diamonds, as well as leading

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Platinum Jewelry Takes Center Stage at the Emmy Awards

Mumbai: The 78th Emmy Awards delivered a dazzling showcase of fine jewelry, with platinum featured in many of the evening’s most memorable red carpet looks. Prized for its rarity, enduring strength and naturally luminous white color, platinum provided the ultimate setting for extraordinary diamonds and rare gemstones worn by some of television’s biggest stars. From striking diamond earrings to contemporary

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De Beers Group Science & Technology Showcases SynthDetect 2

London: De Beers Group’s Science & Technology division today revealed SynthDetect 2, the next generation desktop diamond screening instrument. The first SynthDetect instrument and its successor SynthDetect XL – released in 2017 and 2018 respectively – have been among the most successful instruments in De Beers Group’s suite of diamond verification instruments due to their outstanding technical screening functionality and

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Amit Shah Graces 52nd India Gems & Jewellery Awards

Industry’s premier awards bring together national and state leadership, recognising excellence and India’s growing global ambitions Mumbai: In a landmark gathering that brought together the country’s political leadership and the leadership of India’s gem and jewellery industry, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) hosted the prestigious 52nd India Gems & Jewellery Awards (IGJA), with Shri Amit Shah, Hon’ble

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Gemfields Generates $29.6m from Emerald Auction

London: Gemfields Group Limited announced that its latest commercial-quality emerald auction generated $29.6 million, with every lot sold and the average realized price rising sharply from its previous sale. The auction, held between 24 August and 10 September, achieved $9.72 per carat, compared with $7.46 at the November-December 2025 auction. Total proceeds were also up from $25.4 million despite the volume

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