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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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300 Israeli Exhibitors at Int'l Diamond Week
Ramat Gan: Around 300 members of the Israel Diamond Exchange will be exhibiting their diamond stocks on the trading floor of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) at the International Diamond Week (IDW) in February. They will be joined on the IDE trading by members of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York, the Antwerp Diamond Bourse (Beurs voor Diamanthandel). The
Gem-A Offers New Coloured Stones Grading Course
London: The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has announced the official introduction of its brand new Coloured Stones Grading Course as launched at their annual Conference from 1 -4 November 2014, at the Business Design Centre, Islington. The new course, run in association with colour communication and gem grading specialists, Gemewizard, is designed to provide jewellers, gemmologists and enthusiasts
India may Announce Budget Sops
Mumbai: India’s gems and jewellery sector, one of the focus areas of the government’s ambitious ‘Make in India’ programme, may get incentives in the Union Budget next month. The sector contributes significantly to growth in the country’s overall exports and has been identified by the government as one of the 25 focus segments for ‘Make in India’ campaign. Commerce and
DDE to Host Second Diamond Conference
Dubai: The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) has announced that it will host the second Dubai Diamond Conference. The agenda will include panel discussions on business development in Africa, ethics, finance and synthetic diamonds. The two-day event will include speakers from Africa, the Middle East and Asia, including several ministers of Mines and Mineral Resources from leading African diamond producing countries.
PDE and IBGM Sign MOU
Panama: Brazil’s leading jewelry industry association, Instituto Brasileiro de Gemas e Metais Preciosos (IBGM), will be taking up residence in the Phase 1 building of the Panama Gem & Jewelry Center when it opens later this year. The announcement follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Panama Diamond Exchange and IBGM in Sao Paulo during the Feninjer
New Gold Discovered in China
Beijing: Geologists have discovered a massive gold mine in China’s restive Xinjiang province, according to state news agency Xinhua. The new find, close to the border with Kyrgyzstan, has proven gold reserves of 127 tonnes, Xinhua said. If the estimates are correct, the reserves could be worth around 40 billion yuan ($6.5bn). The Xinjiang Geology and Mineral Exploration Bureau spent
Zimbabwe Can’t Wait For Annual Dividends
Harare: Zimbabwe will now collect its share of diamond revenue at the point of sale rather than wait for its Marange partners to remit dividends annually. Harare could have been prejudiced of millions of dollars from previous sales, The Herald newspaper reports. The government’s mining arm, Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) holds a 50 percent stake in firms mining gems
Delhi HC Seeks Govt. Reply in Gold Import Case
New Delhi: In a major setback for the government, the Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered all major departments and ministries of trade and commerce to present files pertaining to the process of decision making which allowed a handful of private star trading houses to import gold, reports Business Standard. Hearing the case filed by Delhi Bullion and Jewellers Welfare
