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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Antwerp Rules Global Diamond Industry

Antwerp: Over the past twelve months, Antwerp clearly confirmed its leadership role in the global diamond trade and remains the preferred partner for diamond trade worldwide. Despite heavy competition from rivaling diamond hubs, more goods were traded year on year. A total of 227,2 million carats of rough and polished diamonds were traded, with a total value of 58.8 billion

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Sixth Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair kicks-off

Antwerp: The Sixth Edition of the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair (ADTF), the world’s exclusive by-invitation-only diamond trade show, kicked-off yesterday, welcoming many hundreds of buyers, among them not only delegations from existing, leading jewellery markets, but also from markets that until recently had remained unexplored. The fair, which is held in the trading halls of the Antwerp Diamond Bourse (Beurs

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Pure Gold Group to Invest $150 Million in India

Dubai: The UAE-based Pure Gold Group has announced plans to invest $150 million in India in three major business sectors – retail, manufacturing (diamond and gold jewelry) and hospitality over the next three years. The group currently has 25 retail jewelry outlets in India under its flagship brand Pure Gold Jewellers. “We believe in Indian economy’s strong long-term outlook. This

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Zimbabwe to Set up Diamond Cutting Centre

Harare: Zimbabwe’s ruling party Zanu-PF is reportedly planning to set up a diamond cutting and polishing centre in the eastern town of Mutare. The Daily News quoted the party’s Manicaland acting provincial chairperson Samuel Undenge as saying that a holding company was in the process of being registered. “As a party, we have decided to have a diamond cutting and

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Global Diplomats Tour Antwerp’s Diamond Sector

Antwerp: On Wednesday, 150 diplomats descended upon Antwerp. In the context of the Diplomatic Day, organized by the City of Antwerp, they visited the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. Diamond Office, the beating heart of AWDC, attracted a lot of interest. Just like diamonds, diplomats travel around the world. Wherever they go, they transmit their knowledge. As diamonds are one of

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Indian Diamantaires to Set Up Mfg Units in Ras Al Khaimah

Ras Al Khaimah: Officials from Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) and India’s leading diamantaires gathered for a high-level meeting recently at the Surat Diamond Association (SDA) premises, according to a press release. The Government of Ras Al Khaimah was represented by officials Alan Nixon – Associate Manager, International Business Development, Government of Ras Al Khaimah and Ashok Shridharan – CA, Government

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Alrosa to Prospect for Zimbabwe Diamonds

Moscow: Diamond giant Alrosa is set to prospect for diamonds in Zimbabwe with DTZ-OZGEO, a Zimbabwe-Russia joint venture company. Reuters quoted Russia’s trade and industry minister Denis Manturov as saying that Alrosa and DTZ-OZGEO would prospect for diamonds throughout Zimbabwe. Currently diamonds were being mined in the south of the country by private company River Ranch, in central Zimbabwe by

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Russia, Zimbabwe Ink $3bln Platinum Mining Deal

Moscow: Russia and Zimbabwe on September 16 signed Agreement of cooperation to develop platinum project in Darwendale near capital Harare. Russia’s investments amount to $3 billion. President Robert Mugabe and Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov oversaw the inking of the deal said to be the largest single foreign investment into Zimbabwe’s comatose

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