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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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Angola Reboots Diamond Polishing Activity
Luanda: Angola has restarted a diamond polishing and jewellery making plant in the country after years of inactivity. Angolan state-owned news agency, Angop quoted Angolan National Diamond Company (Endiama) chief executive Carlos Sumbula as saying that the projects would be implemented in a more sustainable way. He said the projects would also increase job opportunities in the country. “Opening this
Sophia Loren Visits Taiwan to Promote Jewellery
Taipei: Italian movie star Sophia Loren is in Taiwan to promote a line of jewellery created in her honour. A report by icrt.com.tw said the world-famous celebrity waved and blew kisses to reporters upon her arrival at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport from Dubai on November 2. Loren is promoting a line of jewellery created by Damiani, an Italian luxury jewellery
GIA Suspends Sealing Service
New York: Gemological Institute of America’s lab has begun an investigation and suspended its diamond sealing service after it spotted a sealed diamond the report of which didn’t match the stone. Diamond sealing—which involves putting the gem in a secure tamper-resistant package—is an additional service offered by the lab, generally for the investment market. Only one-tenth of one percent of
Forevermark Unveils Global Marketing Campaign
Mumbai: Forevermark, the diamond brand from The De Beers Group of Companies has unveiled its new global marketing campaign that aims to inspire people to renew their belief in the power of a promise and celebrate life’s most meaningful promises with a Forevermark diamond. At the heart of Forevermark is a driving belief that a promise is a powerful and
TanzaniteOne Q3 Output Dips
Dar Es Salaam: Richland’s partly-owned TanzaniteOne Mining Limited (TML) said it produced 622,551 carats of tanzanite during the third quarter of 2014 down from 810,347 carats recorded a year earlier. The company said in a statement that it achieved an average grade of 110 carats per tonne up from 108 carats realised during the second quarter of 2013. It said
Gemfields Uncovers 40.23-Ct Ruby
Maputo: Gemstone miner Gemfields has discovered a 40.23-carat ruby Mozambique that the firm says it believes to be one of the most important rubies unearthed in recent times. “The gemstone will set a new benchmark for the quality of African rubies and endorses the Montepuez deposit in Mozambique as the world’s most significant deposit presently in development,” the company said
EGL USA Launching Diamond Trading Service
New York: Stung by RapNet’s decision to ban all EGL labs from its network, EGL USA is launching a rival online trading platform. The network, still in the testing phase, will list “stones from EGL USA as well as other top-tier well-respected labs,” says a spokeswoman. A statement said that the free-of-charge platform is meant for lab clients “displaced by
Now Diamonds from Peanut Butter!
London: While man-made diamonds are becoming increasingly popular, it’s hard to believe a German geologist has found the way to create the coveted gems out of peanut butter. However Dan Frost — a geologist from the Bayerisches Geoinstitut— was able to replicate extreme conditions found in the Earth’s surface, becoming one of the first cases reported where the tasty spread
