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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
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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IIJS 2015 Inaugurated in Mumbai
Mumbai: The 32nd edition of India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) was inaugurated on Monday at Mumbai’s Bombay Convention Centre, by Chief Guest Mrs. Rita Teaotia, India’s Commerce Secretary, accompanied by the Guest of Honour Mr. Paul Rowley, Executive Vice President of De Beers (Global Sightholder sales), Chairman of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) Mr. Vipul Shah and
BDB Suspends Suspected Members
Mumbai: The Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) suspended the membership of VSM Diamonds Private Limited and a number of individuals connected to the firm after finding that they had traded synthetic diamonds without making proper disclosures. Consequently, the individuals affiliated with the company, and any one representing their interests, are now banned from entering the bourse and trading in it. The
GIA Introduces Digital-Only Grading Report
New York: The Gemological Institute of America (GIA)’s grading lab has introduced the Diamond Focus Report, a new digital-only report for smaller diamonds that costs around $20. The reports will be issued for natural D-to-Z color round brilliants, weighing between 0.15 cts. and 0.29 cts. They will be issued with a GIA laser inscription with their report number. The results
Angola’s H1 Diamond Sales Up 35pc to $573m
Luanda: Angola’s diamond sales leaped 35 percent year-on-year in the first half of the year to $573 million from the 4.2 million carats sold. Angolan daily newspaper Jornal de Angola, citing the General Tax Administration, was quoted by Macauhub as reporting that Angola earned $426 million in the first half of 2014 from 4.1 million carats sold. The country’s overall
Global Diamond Production +11% to $14B in 2013
Gaborone: Global diamond production by value rose 11 percent year on year to $14.09 billion in 2013, due mainly to an increase in the average price of rough diamonds, according to annual data published by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. By volume, global production increased 2 percent to 130.48 million carats, while the average price of production grew 9 percent
PDE President to Present Project in India
Panama: With more than 40 of the 59 available offices in the Phase 1 building of the Panama Gem & Jewelry Center already accounted for, Erez Akerman, President of the Panama Diamond Exchange (PDE), is visiting the Indian cities of Mumbai and Surat, and then New York, where he is meeting with companies interested in obtaining space in Latin America’s
Bunder’s Education Initiatives Deliver Strong Results
Bhopal: Rio Tinto’s Bunder project in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh announced the results of a number of educational initiatives aimed at improving opportunities for families in the 15 communities surrounding the diamond project. Through a range of coaching initiatives and adult education programs the Bunder project is working towards its goal of enhancing opportunities in the local
The 31st Edition of IIJS Ended with Success
Mumbai: The 31st Edition of India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) ended today with a success note. The show was organized from 17th to 21st July 2014 by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) with over 850 plus exhibitors occupying about 1800 booths from India and Overseas. Over 35,000 genuine buyers from all over India and abroad visited the
