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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Petra Diamonds Anticipates Lower Revenue for '15

Johannesburg: Petra Diamonds Ltd. reiterated its production target of 3.2 million carats for the fiscal year that ends on June 30 and it remains on target to achieve 5 million carats by 2019, according to a market update that was filed on the London Stock Exchange. However, due to the lower incidence of high-quality rough diamond production and with a

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Belgium's Polished Diamond Exports -16% in May

Antwerp: Belgium’s polished diamond exports dropped 15.5 percent year on year to $1.061 billion in May, according to data provided by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. By volume, polished exports slipped 12.5 percent to 486,639 carats. Polished imports fell 14.8 percent to $863.5 million, leaving net exports down 18.6 percent at $197.3 million. Rough imports fell 6.7 percent to $1.1

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Zimbabwe Sells 1,4 Million Carats of Rough

Harare: Zimbabwe sold 1,4 million carats of rough diamonds worth $75,92 million from local tender sales in the first five months of the year, data received from the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) shows. During the five months to May 5, a total of 1 410 446,44 carats of rough diamonds were sold for $75,9 million. March sales, which

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Rough, Polished Diamond Prices Mismatch

Gaborone: Botswana minister said the current mismatch in rough and polished diamond prices has resulted in weak demand for gems. The country’s Ministry of minerals, energy and water resources Onkokame Kitso Mokaila told delegates at the annual Botswana Resource Sector Conference in the capital, Gaborone that the downstream diamond sector had been recording squeezed margins. Diamond cutter Teemane manufacturing indicated

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Japan’s First Lady Visits Rio Tinto’s Pink Diamonds

Perth: Rio Tinto’s iconic Argyle pink diamonds were part of the inaugural visit to Western Australia by Japan’s First Lady Mrs. Akie Abe at the invitation of the Western Australian Government. The 2014 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender collection, comprising around 50 of the rarest and most valuable pink diamonds in the world, were showcased in an exclusive preview for Mrs.

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Forevermark Expands to UK and Ireland

London: Forevermark, the diamond brand from De Beers Group of Companies announced yesterday it will be expanding into the United Kingdom and Ireland this autumn. Crossworks Manufacturing Ltd. has been appointed as the only licensee partner and will be working with a select number of retailers to bring Forevermark diamonds to the region. Forevermark CEO Stephen Lussier comments, “London is

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Gaetano Cavalieri Addresses ECOSOC

Milan: CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has addressed the High Level Segment of the UN Economic and Social Council in New York, and in his presentation stressed the commitment of both CIBJO and the international jewellery sector to assisting the United Nations meet its development goals. Dr. Cavalieri was addressing the annual keynote gathering of the UN agency as the head

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5th Edition of IIJW Inaugurated in Mumbai

Mumbai: After completion of four successful years, the 5th edition of India International Jewellery Week, popularly known as IIJW, was inaugurated this morning in Mumbai by Mrs. Rashmi Thackeray. Present at the inauguration were Mr. Vipul Shah, Chairman of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), Mr. Pankaj Parekh, Vice Chairman of GJEPC and other degnitories. Conceived and conceptualized

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