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Israel’s Diamond Industry Under Severe Pressure
Did Natural Diamond Ind. Misjudge LGD Threat?
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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Diamonds worth $24 Mln Smuggled Out of CAR
Bangui: Diamonds worth $24-million have been reportedly smuggled out of the Central African Republic (CAR) since the Kimberley Process suspension of exports last year, Mining Weekly reports. Seleka rebels and “anti-balaka” militia are providing security to local diamond traders, who initially pay the warring groups for safe access to diamond fields and then for ongoing protection during mining. “It’s a
Israel Diamond Week is a Value-Adding Event
Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) is inviting members of its 29 sister diamond bourses affiliated to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) to take part in the February 8-12, 2015 Winter edition of the International Diamond Week. IDE President Shmuel Schnitzer, who served as WFDB President from 1998-2004 and is also a WFDB Honorary Life President, said
Miners Unite to Market Platinum
Johannesburg: South Africa’s platinum miners have set up an international council to drive investment in the metal as prices remain stagnant, despite the five-month blow to supply earlier this year and recycling being a competitive source of metal. Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), Aquarius Platinum, Impala Platinum, Lonmin, Northam Platinum and Royal Bafokeng Platinum will each fund the council in a
Artisan Awards: 800 Entries, 12 Winners
Mumbai: Lights! Camera! Bling! With exquisite jewellery designs on display, models exhibiting artistic pieces, esteemed jury panel from the fashion world gracing the event, the semi-finals of the Artisan Jewellery Design Awards 2014 was nothing short of a fashionable event. With the underlying theme ‘100 years of Indian cinema,’ the evening saw iconic jewellery celebrate Bollywood through four iconic eras
GJC Issues Statewide Guidelines & Multilingual SOPs
Mumbai: The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) has launched a comprehensive industry-wide initiative to safeguard jewellery traders across Maharashtra by rolling out structured guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) aimed at ensuring fair, transparent, and accountable policing practices during theft investigations. This initiative follows the Government of Maharashtra’s circular dated March 14, 2024, and reflects GJC’s proactive
Roadmap for Gold Innovation & Global Reach
Mumbai: Senior leadership from the World Gold Council’s (WGC) London head office visited the Indian Institute of Gems & Jewellery (IIGJ), Mumbai, on 21 April 2026, with a clear focus on advancing gold jewellery innovation through design, technology and new product concepts. The visit explored collaboration on talent development alongside innovation-led initiatives, with the delegation also interacting with students exhibiting
Programme of 41st WDC Available on Website
Singapore: The Organizing Committee of the 41st World Diamond Congress (WDC), to be held July 12-15, 2026, in Singapore, announced that the full programme of the three-day event is now available and can be viewed in full on the dedicated Congress website. While the Congress panels for the joint WFDB and IDMA sessions were published earlier, the full programme now
Platinum Season of Love Begins from 17th April
Mumbai: Platinum Guild International (PGI) India has announced the launch of Platinum Season of Love 2026, its signature nationwide retail activation set to run from 17th April to 31st May 2026 across jewellery stores in India. A key strategic initiative in PGI India’s annual calendar, the programme is designed to drive consumer demand and retail momentum for platinum jewellery across
