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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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GIA Close to Solving Mystery Color Treatment
New York: The Gemological Institute of America is close to figuring out the mystery treatment that may have temporarily improved the color of some 500 diamonds, GIA president and CEO Susan Jacques said at the annual Rapaport conference on grading standards on May 31. “We know what is being done, but we don’t know how it is being done,” added
SDB Booking to Start from June
Surat: Diamantiares from Surat and Mumbai are set to make a beeline for Surat diamond bourse (SDB) as the core committee has decided to open booking for office spaces in the bourse from the first week of June. They will be booking space for a token amount of Rs 600 per square feet, according to a report published in The
RJC Re-Certifies Rosy Blue
New York: Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) announced that Rosy Blue NV, Belgium-based diamantaire and one of its founding members, has achieved re-certification by meeting the highest ethical, social and environmental standards established by the RJC. “RJC warmly congratulates Rosy Blue NV on its certification,” says Catherine Sproule, RJC’s Chief Operations Officer. “We are thrilled to see our Founding Members achieving
GHI Gemological Laboratory Launches at JCK
Las Vegas: GHI Gemological Laboratory has officially launched at JCK Las Vegas. The lab will provide complete analyses, as well as additional findings such as preliminary results, light performance reports and cut grade reports for round, princess, and all major stone shapes. The lab said each diamond it receives for grading will be examined and verified by at least three
Rio Tinto showcases “Oculus Rift” technology
Las Vegas: Rio Tinto Diamonds is bringing the mine to the marketplace by using innovative Oculus Rift technology to provide an interactive virtual journey into its Diavik Diamond Mine in the remote Northwest Territories of Canada. The Oculus Rift will debut at the Rio Tinto booth at the world’s largest diamond jewellery trade show, the JCK Luxury Show, in Las
WDC & KP Sign an MOU
Antwerp: Edward Asscher, President of the World Diamond Council, and Vice Minister Wei Chuanzhong, Chair of the Kimberley Process, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Antwerp on Friday, May 23, formalizing the agreement for 2014 between the two organizations, according to which WDC finances and operates the Administrative Support Mechanism (ASM) on behalf of the Kimberley Process. The ASM provides
ALROSA Expects 5-Percent Growth in Rough Prices
Moscow: ALROSA expects that global rough prices will go up by 5% in 2014 over the last year, according to the ITAR-TASS report from St. Petersburg. This was disclosed to journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum by Fyodor Andreev, President of ALROSA. “We reckoned on a growth rate of 5%. I think it is achievable,”
Zimbabwe Orders Miners to Sell Gems through RBZ
Harare: The cash-strapped ruling ZANU PF government has issued an order to all diamond miners in the country to sell their gems through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Mines, Francis Gudyanga, reportedly wrote a letter to the companies explaining that the central bank will use the diamonds to secure a government loan.
