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A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down
Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the
A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down
Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the
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50% Tariff: GJEPC Seeks Relief from Govt.
Mumbai: The US announcement of a sweeping 50% tariff on all Indian goods is a deeply concerning development. This move would have far-reaching repercussions across India’s economy—disrupting critical supply chains, stalling exports, and threatening thousands of livelihoods. The Indian gem and jewellery sector, in particular, stands to be severely impacted. The United States is our single largest market, accounting for
Celebrate Rakshabandhan with Platinum
Mumbai: Rakshabandhan has always been about celebrating the quirks, chaos and quiet strength that defines sibling relationships. Over the years, gifting has become an integral part of the festival – a way to celebrate love, spark new memories and cherish old ones. As this exchange becomes more thoughtful, platinum jewellery is stepping into the spotlight as the go-to choice for
Hari Krishna Exports Wins Sustainability Award
Hong Kong: Seven enterprises demonstrating the global jewellery industry’s commitment to positive change have emerged victorious in the Sustainability Awards 2025 by JWA (Jewellery World Awards). Representing a truly international showcase of excellence, the winning companies from China, Hong Kong, India, Italy, the US and Vietnam will be honoured during the Fair Reception of Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong
GJSCI Conducts ‘Train the Trainer’ Program
Mumbai: Skilling being at the core of GJSCI’s activities, a Special Program was curated by the institute to Train the Trainer. It was a 3 day long Training Program which commenced on 31st July upto 2nd August, 2025. Imitation Jewellery Maker & Artificial Jewellery Maker jobroles were shortlisted for this program. A total of 12 Trainers participated in this intensive
HRD Discovers Hard-To-Detect Synthetic Rough
Antwerp: Producers are now able to create synthetic rough diamonds in shapes identical to natural rough diamonds, HRD Antwerp reported on Friday. Until now, synthetic rough diamonds could be identified by their shape, either cubo-octahedral if produced using the high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) technique or a plate structure if produced using chemical vapor deposition (CVD). HRD lab says synthetic rough diamonds
ABN Amro Sponsors Jewelry Industry Summit
New York: ABN Amro Bank signed on to sponsor the upcoming Jewelry Industry Summit, which is scheduled for March 10 to 13, 2016 in New York City. The event’s first corporate sponsor was the JA New York Show. The Jewelry Industry Summit is designed as an interactive workshop meant to drive discussions on sustainability and responsible sourcing. Event organizers anticipate
IDW Unites Four Centres on One Floor
Ramat Gan: During the first week of upcoming September, the trading floor of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) will witness a unique phenomenon: members of diamond bourses from the world’s four leading diamond centers – Antwerp, Mumbai, New York and Ramat Gan – will be trading together during the Summer Edition of the International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI). “Luckily,
Gem-Lab GEMACYT Becomes HRD Antwerp Partner
Antwerp: Madrid-based GEMACYT Gemmological Laboratory has been appointed an HRD Antwerp Partner after more than 20 years of cooperation. GEMACYT, which acts as an official sales agent for HRD Antwerp’s gemology courses and equipment and functioned as a drop-off point for diamonds and diamond jewelry to be certified by HRD Antwerp, has been accredited in jewelry certification by HRD Antwerp.
