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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Will Russia be Affected by Possible Sanctions?

Moscow: Possible Western sanctions targeting Russia’s diamond export won’t significantly harm the national economy, says Gokhran head Andrey Yurin. “We are one of the main producers, if we withdraw from Western market the first ones to be damaged are their local companies – they will be out of job,” said Yurin to Rossiyskaya Gazeta. “Besides, we should remember that diamonds

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India’s Jewellery Exports Up 36% in September

Mumbai: September was a good month for Indian exporters with significant increases in the exports of cut & polished diamonds and gold jewellery (plain & studded), the two largest segments in the g & j sector. Exports of cut & polished diamonds from the country during the month were up 11.19% year on year to US$ 2,663.66 mn from US$

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Petra Sells 232-Ct. Rough Diamond for $15M

London: Petra Diamonds Ltd. sold an exceptional 232.08-carat white diamond that was recovered from the Cullinan mine in South Africa in September to Diacore for $15,219,219 or $65,577 per carat. Johan Dippenaar, the CEO of Petra Diamonds, said, “We are delighted to have achieved the sales result for this exceptional white stone, which is an outstanding example of the very

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IDE to Hold Raffle Promote Israel Diamond Week

Ramat Gan: Diamond buyers arriving at the Diamond Dealers Club of New York (DDC) for the Israel Diamond Week in New York can take part in a special raffle and a chance to win a free flight and guaranteed, free hotel accommodation for the next edition of the Israel Diamond Week that will take place February 8-12, 2015, at the

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Diacam360 to be Launched During IDW

Ramat Gan: One of the highlights of the upcoming International Diamond Week (IDW) in Israel, which will commence on February 8, is the launch of a table-top, affordable and easy to use scanning device that produces high quality photos and 360-degree, interactive videos of polished diamonds in seconds. The device, which will be unveiled at the event’s DiamTech exhibit, was

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Diamond Trading: India Team Visits Belgium, Dubai

New Delhi: To expedite the process of setting up a special notified zone for rough diamond trading, the government has sent a team of senior officials to study the trading models in Belgium and Dubai before firming up a policy for India, reports Financial Express. The sending of the team, comprising officials from the ministries of commerce and finance as

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ALROSA to Cut on Diamond Stockpiles in 2015

Moscow: This year ALROSA will sell out some of its diamond stock, the amount of unsold diamonds will reduce to 11 million carats from 18 million carats three years ago, while its loan burden will drop by $1.3 billion from the 2014 level of $3.6 billion, ALROSA’s acting president Ilya Ryaschin was quoted by the company’s corporate journal as saying.

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Anglo American Facing Downgrade to Junk Rating

Gaborone: Mining giant Anglo American risks a downgrade to “junk” status as it faces billions of dollars of writedowns and plunging profits as commodity prices tumble. The ratings agency Standard & Poor’s is finalizing a review of leading miners following the slide in commodities, including copper, coal, iron ore and platinum, The Australian reports citing The Sunday Times. Anglo American,

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