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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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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

WDMF and JTR Sign MoU: Launch Magazine
Hong Kong: The World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDMF), and the Turkish Jewellery Exporters Association (JTR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding during a joint press conference held to announce the stepping up of cooperation between the WDMF and JTR. The MoU was signed in the presence of other Turkish partners, such as Borsa Istanbul and HRD Antwerp Turkey. At the press

Israel Holds Diwali Celebration at Bourse
Ramat Gan: Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) President Shmuel Schnitzer has held a festive reception for the Indian diamond community working in Israel to mark the start of the Diwali festival. The celebration has become a traditional event at the bourse, taking place for the seventh year in a row. The event was held in the presence of India’s ambassador to

Kalyan Jewellers Raises $196M from Warburg Pincus
Mumbai: Kalyan Jewellers India Pvt. Ltd, a Kerala-based jewellery retailer, has raised Rs 1,200 crore ($195.6 million) from private equity firm Warburg Pincus, which also marks the second biggest bet on an Indian company ever by the PE firm, reports vccircle.com. In a separate filing with Competition Commission of India (CCI), Warburg Pincus had said it is acquiring 24 per

NDC's Report Reflects Changing Consumer Behaviour
Mumbai: The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has released the third edition of their Jewellery Trend Report that highlights the upcoming natural diamond trends for the season, with a focus on how these trends bring a new opportunity to start conversations and create consumer desire for these billion-year-old wonders of nature. The report has been compiled with inputs by ‘The Style

Celebrate 'Vishu' with Platinum Jewellery
Kochi: Vishu, the traditional Malayali spring festival, is a time-honoured celebration of new beginnings and fresh aspirations, observed with great enthusiasm in Kerala and parts of Tamil Nadu. This revered occasion marks the advent of the New Year of the Malayalam calendar. At the heart of this much-anticipated festival lies the spirit of generosity and the exchange of gifts among

First-Ever Lab-grown Diamond BSM Kicks Off in Surat
Surat: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) commenced the first-ever Lab-grown Diamond Buyer Seller Meet (BSM) in Surat. The event was inaugurated by Mr. Virendra Singh, ITS, Development Commissioner & Additional DGFT; Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Vice Chairman, GJEPC; Mr. Vijay Mangukiya, Regional Chairman, Gujarat; Mr. Smit Patel, Convener, Lab-grown diamonds committee, GJEPC; Mr. Sabyasachi Ray, ED, GJEPC along

Edward Asscher Defends KPCS
Ramat Gan: Edward Asscher, outgoing president of the World Diamond Council (WDC), defended the Kimberley Process (KP) and addressed the “white elephant” of Russian sanctions at the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) Congress in Israel. “Today, through the KP and the work that we all do, I am convinced that 99.9 percent of all diamonds in the global marketplace
