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 Has No Plans to Amend FTA with ASEAN

New Delhi: India is not likely to amend its free trade agreement (FTA) with the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to curb the sharp increase of gold jewellery imports from the region. The Indian Commerce Ministry, which has been alerted by the country’s Revenue Department about the sudden spurt in gold jewellery imports at preferential duties through

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Tanzanite Mines May Become Tourist Destinations

Dar-Es-Salaam: The Tanzanian government is considering turning the country’s tanzanite mines into “thrilling” tourist destinations, according to media reports. Energy and minerals minister George Simbachawene was quoted by Chinese news agency Xinhua as saying that the move was part of the East African nation’s efforts to diversify its tourist products. He said tanzanite mines were “popular” as Tanzania was the

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De Beers Maintains Outlook for Season

Gaborone: De Beers has maintained a flat forecast for diamond jewelry sales in 2015 despite this week’s slump in financial markets, according to Mr. Paul Rowley, head of global sightholder sales, reports Rapaport News. “One can’t ignore what’s happened on the financial markets in the past few days and weeks but we also see our product doing quite well in

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Celebrate Your Rakhi with Precious Platinum

Mumbai: Rakhi, is a symbol of everlasting love, emotions and eternal bonding between a brother and sister. And what better than precious platinum to celebrate this bond.  Symbolizing eternal love, platinum is a befitting gift your sister or your bother. With designs that are modern and elegant, platinum exuberates style and is fit to be worn every day. An everlasting

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Antwerp Hosts WDC and KP Chair

Antwerp: The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) welcomed the Kimberley Process (KP) Chair, His Excellency Wei Chuanzhong, Vice-Chair Bernardo Campos and the Mr. Edward Asscher, President of the World Diamond Council (WDC) for the purpose of renewing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the KP Administrative Support Mechanism (ASM). In 2012, the KP Plenary designated the World Diamond Council through

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Barclays Fined $44 Million over Gold Fix

London: British authorities have fined Barclays, one of five banks that sets the price of gold each day in the London fix, nearly $44 million after a former trader improperly influenced the price-setting mechanism, reports jckonline.com. The British Financial Conduct Authority said that, in 2012, Daniel James Plunkett, a director on the bank’s precious metals desk, placed certain orders meant

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GJF Announces Day-Long Interactive Workshop ‘Labham’

Mumbai: The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) and all major G&J Trade Associations, has announced the first-ever educational ‘Labham’ programme on 1st June 2014 in Rajkot onwards for all jewellers, manufacturers, traders and other constituents of the G&J businesses in and around Rajkot. It will be held in Chennai on 10th June and in New Delhi on

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Gold Prices May Decline to Rs 24,000 by Diwali

Mumbai: Following the Reserve Bank easing the 20:80 gold import norms, India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA) said gold prices are likely to fall to Rs 23,000-24,000 per 10 grams by Diwali as it also expects the Customs duty reduction in the forthcoming Budget, reports The Freepress Journal. “RBI’s easing of 20:80 gold import norms is positive for the gems

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