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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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New ALROSA Head Will Be Appointed Soon
Moscow: President of ALROSA will be appointed within a month, said Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. “The decision concerning new head of ALROSA will be taken within a month,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying. Earlier in October Trutnev said that the list of candidates for ALROSA’s presidentship was prepared and should be brought in the Government. In
Groups including GJEPC Boycott WDC Meeting
Antwerp: Eight prominent industry groups are boycotting the upcoming World Diamond Council in Antwerp, out of concern that the group is widening its mandate beyond conflict diamonds. The groups, led by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), expressed particular concern about a survey done by the group, conducted by Belgian consulting firm Gemdax. They characterized the survey, which will
Exceptional Results for Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender
Perth: Rio Tinto’s 30th anniversary collection of 54 rare pink and red diamonds from its Argyle diamond mine has delivered exceptional results, achieving the highest average price per carat since the Tender began in 1984. With a record number of more than 600 bids, the collection was internationally popular with successful bids for the rare diamonds submitted from ten countries.
Patricia Syvrud is ED of World Diamond Council
New York: The World Diamond Council (WDC) has named Patricia Syvrud, founder and president of Joia Consulting, LLC, as its first Executive Director, effective October 31, 2014. Syvrud will report to the Executive Committee of the WDC Board of Directors and will assist the President of the WDC. She will be responsible for representing the WDC in the Kimberley Process,
India's Silver Demand to Reach New High in 2022
Mumbai: Silver demand is forecast to reach a record total in 2022, driven by new highs for industrial demand, jewellery and silverware offtake and physical investment, according to key findings reported by Philip Newman, Managing Director at Metals Focus, and Adam Webb, Director of Mine Supply, during the Silver Institute’s Interim Silver Market Review. Global silver demand is expected to
IIJS Signature Holds Roadshows Across The World
Mumbai: As part of IIJS Signature 2023 promotion, IIJS team is visiting Abu Dhabi, Bahrain Bangladesh, Dubai, Malaysia, Nepal, Italy, Sharjah, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Thailand through November & December The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), as part of its aggressive promotion of IIJS Signature 2023, has organised roadshows in important international markets. GJEPC, so far, has organised, roadshows in
De Beers Realises $450 mln from 9th Cycle
Gaborone: De Beers realised $450 million from the ninth rough diamond sales cycle of 2022 compared to $438 million, a year earlier. The revenue dropped 12.1% when compared to $508 million realised during the eighth sales cycle of the year. De Beers chief executive Bruce Cleaver said the group witnessed good demand for its rough diamonds during the cycle with
Price of Fancy Color Diamonds Rose 1.0% in Q3 2022
Ramat Gan: The Israel-based Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) said the average price of all colours and sizes of fancy colour diamonds climbed by 1.0% in Q3 2022. This follows an increase of 0.8% in Q2 2022. This climb was in contrast to the trend in white diamonds, which declined by 6.7%, FCRF said. Fancy Vivids across all colour categories
