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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Tara Jewellers Launches 6 Shop-in-Shop Outlets

Mumbai: Tara Jewellers has opened six more shop-in-shop format outlets showcasing certified diamond and hallmarked gold jewellery exemplifying fine craftsmanship and exquisite designs. The new outlets are located in Shoppers Stop stores in: DB City Mall, Bhopal; Elante Mall, Chandigarh; BPK Star Building, Indore; World Trade Park, Jaipur; MBD Neopolis Mall, Jalandhar; and Ambuja City Center, Raipur. The collections on

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Gold Prices May Decline to Rs 24,500 by Dec

Mumbai: Gold prices are likely to decline further to around Rs 24,500 per 10 grams by December if the rupee continues to rule at the current level, according to analysts, reports zeenews. “We expect the gold prices to remain bearish and if the rupee continues to rule at current level the yellow metal may touch Rs 24,500 level by December.

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First Ruby and Pink Sapphire Mine Coming Soon

Vancouver: Canadian junior True North Gems (TSX-V:TGX) is fine tuning details to start building an open-pit mine that will produce ruby and pink sapphire gemstones starting next year and running until at least 2024. The Vancouver-based miner, which began exploration about a decade ago, closed Thursday an $11 million finance package with joint-venture partner LSNG that will finally allow it

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More Than 1,000 Attendees Expected For 2nd ZDC

Harare: With just days to go before the start of the Second Zimbabwe Diamond Conference, organizers of the event say 1,000 people are due to take part in the opening session, making it the largest diamond industry conference ever held in the country and one of the biggest in Africa. The focus of the November 6-7 conference, organized by Zimbabwe’s

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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

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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

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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

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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

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