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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Mellier Supports Forevermark Brand Strategy

New York: Mr. Philippe Mellier, Chief Executive, De Beers Group, welcomed Forevermark partners during a private cocktail event in New York addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the diamond industry articulated in the 2014 Diamond Insight Report. The address culminated with attention to the strategic reasons behind the emergence of diamond brands and growth of Forevermark. Mr. Mellier said, “It

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India Does not Plan New Gold Import Curbs

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday ruled out restoring of curbs on gold import, even as jewellers pressed for cutting Customs duties, reports Business Standard. After a recent spurt for three months, imports slumped in December and in the early days of January. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with representatives of the gems and jewellery sector in New Delhi

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GJEPC Submits Pre-Budget Suggestions

New Delhi: Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) Chairman Mr. Vipul Shah presented the pre-Budget wish list of the gem and jewellery export industry to Finance Minsiter Mr. Arun Jaitley at a meeting held in Delhi which was attended by representative trade and industry bodies from different sectors. The issues he raised were generally concerned with procedures of import,

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India Diamond Week from Jan. 12

Mumbai: In less than one week, the Diamond Dealers Club (DDC) of New York, in conjunction with the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), will host its second edition of India Diamond Week on the DDC trading floor in Manhattan. “Due to the success of our first India Diamond Week in August, we decided this is the ideal time

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Tanzanite Foundation Announces Reorganization

New York: The Tanzanite Foundation has officially announced that it will undergo “structural and operational changes to better align with global tanzanite markets and sightholder expectations,” it explained in a recently released statement. “After a long consultation period with the global industry, the future direction and resource allocation for the Tanzanite Foundation’s education, promotion, and information-distribution programs has been established

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232 Carat D-Color Diamond Unearthed in S. Africa

Johannesburg: It’s big, it’s colorless, and it just might be flawless. In a year filled with notable diamond finds, Petra Diamonds has unearthed a particularly impressive stone—a 232 ct. D-color stone with “exceptional clarity.” “The diamond is practically see-through, so it is very likely to produce a flawless stone,” says Petra spokesperson Cathy Malins. She describes the rough as “the

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Rio Tinto Gifts Australian Diamonds to Smithsonian Institution

Washington: Rio Tinto has announced a donation of a significant sample of Australian rough diamonds to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, the world’s largest museum and research complex and home to the most notable diamonds and diamond jewellery in the world. At an event at the Australian Embassy hosted by The Honourable Kim Beazley, Australian Ambassador to the Unites

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Dharmanandan Diamonds to Unveil Technology for Retailers

Mumbai: Dharmanandan Diamonds will be unveiling the ‘Virtual Showcase’, a ‘3D Diamond Viewer” for retailers at the September 15-19 Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. The company has introduced several technology products for the diamond industry in recent years aimed at “upgrading retailers and revolutionalizing the way diamonds are purchased”. Dharmanandan successfully launched an iPad application in 2010, and, the

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