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 to cut rough Prices by 8 to 10%

Moscow: Russian diamond miner ALROSA will lower rough diamond prices at its September trading session by 8% to 10%, Russian news agency Interfax reported Sept. 15, citing two unnamed sources involved in diamond trading. The company took the decision to reduce prices Sept. 14, according to the news wire. “Preliminarily, the drop is 10%, in the framework of the market

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UAE to Become Chair of KP In 2016

Dubai: Dubai Multi Commodity Centre (DMCC), one of the world’s leading commodity hubs and the UAE Ministry of Economy’s authority for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP), welcomed the selection of the UAE as the Vice-Chair of the KP in 2015. The appointment was recently confirmed through a voting process involving all KP Participants. The UAE will assume the role

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Gujarat Hira Bourse Denotified as SEZ

Surat: The Gujarat Hira Bourse (GHB) project in Surat has been denotified as a Special Economic Zone, according to a decision taken by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India recently, reports gjepc.org.  The notification from the ministry, signed by Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Jt Secy, Department of Commerce, has rescinded an earlier government order of 2007 under which the bulk

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Gemfields Acquires 2 Emerald Projects in Colombia

Mumbai: Gemfields plc (AIM: GEM), the world’s largest producer of coloured gemstones, has entered into binding agreements to acquire controlling interests in two emerald projects with operations and prospects located predominantly in the Boyacá state in Colombia. Highlights Project 1: Coscuez Emerald Mine, Boyacá Department, Colombia Conditional acquisition of a 70% interest in a Colombian company which will, on completion,

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Accenture Suggests Steps to Boost Exports from SEZs

Kolkata: IT consultancy firm Accenture has warned that the move by Indian jewellers to set up units in China and Dubai may slow down gem and jewellery exports from the country, even as it suggested steps to boost exports from special economic zones (SEZs), reports The Economic Times. The jewellery companies that are considering setting up units abroad include Kama

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ALROSA Not Changing Sales Policy in 2015

Moscow: The world’s leading diamond mining company ALROSA is not going to increase its capex or dramatically change its sales policy in 2015, ALROSA’s Vice President Ilya Ryaschin said in a conference call on Monday. According to him, the investment program currently under development envisages that capex in 2015 will not exceed the level of 2014 and will stay at

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ALROSA again Chaired by Ilya Yuzhanov

Moscow: The Supervisory Board of ALROSA is once again chaired by Ilya Yuzhanov, according to the information received from the company on Friday. Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, signed the directive prescribing the state representatives sitting on the Board to vote for Ilya Yuzhanov. The representatives

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De Beers August Sight Estimated at $715M

Gaborone: The De Beers August sight closed last week with an estimated value of $715 million as the company maintained steady prices despite liquidity concerns in the diamond manufacturing sector. Rough trading slowed on the secondary market and premiums on De Beers boxes declined, with boxes selling at average low single-digit percentages during and after the sight. “The market is

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