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Despite Global Losses & Firmer Rupee, Indian Gold & Silver Held Their Floors
Macro Snapshot: The selling that pushed both metals lower in the week ending 25 September came from the American bond market rather than from any bullion-specific news. S&P Global’s flash survey on 23 September put its composite output index at 58.4, the strongest reading since July 2021, with services at 58.7 and manufacturing at 56.7. On the same morning, Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said further policy adjustments were likely to be needed to return inflation to target. A poorly
Despite Global Losses & Firmer Rupee, Indian Gold & Silver Held Their Floors
Macro Snapshot: The selling that pushed both metals lower in the week ending 25 September came from the American bond market rather than from any bullion-specific news. S&P Global’s flash survey on 23 September put its composite output index at 58.4, the strongest reading since July 2021, with services at 58.7 and manufacturing at 56.7. On the same morning, Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said further policy adjustments were likely to be needed to return inflation to target. A poorly
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Reports about Diamond Discount Baseless: GJEPC
Mumbai: The GJEPC issued a strong rebuttal of media reports that Indian diamond companies were offering discounts of between 5 % to 20% as a fall-out of the closure of the Antwerp Diamond Bank (ADB) saying that the reports were “not only false but also baseless with news being reported without substantial understanding of the functionary guidelines of bank’s trade
Tendulkar Presents Cricket Kits to Kids on Behalf of Jewellers For Hope
Mumbai: Iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar today presented complete cricket kits to six children suffering from life threatening medical conditions on behalf of Jewellers for Hope and Make a Wish Foundation, India. The presentation took place at the residence of the cricketing legend on October 9. Colin Shah and Ashish Kothari represented the Jewellers for Hope and Deepak Bhatia, CEO attended
Zimbabwe Diamond Conference from 6th Nov 2014
Harare: The Second Zimbabwe Diamond Conference to take place next month will present the progress made by the country’s diamond industry following its admission as a member of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) in 2011. The inaugural Zimbabwe Diamond Conference took place at Victoria Falls in November, 2012. The importance to the global diamond industry of the developing Zimbabwe
GJEPC Urges Gujarat Govt. For Trade Facilitation
Surat: A delegation under the leadership of Shri Vipul Shah, Chairman GJEPC met Mr. Saurabh Patel, Hon. Minister of Finance, Government of Gujarat to represent the Diamond trade issue on 8th October, 2014. The delegation consisted of Shri Chandrakant Sanghavi, Regional Chairman, Gujarat, Shri Ajesh Mehta, Co-Convenor, Diamond Panel Committee of GJEPC, Shri Aagam Sanghavi, Chairman, IDI, Shri Sabyasachi Ray,
"Be Sensitive To Festival Dates": WFDB
Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) is calling on international trade fair organizers to “be sensitive to dates” when scheduling events so they don’t fall on religious festivals and thus prevent some industry members from taking part. “The fast expanding number of trade shows and exhibitions held across the world has often been scheduled in such a way
AGS Launches Virtual Guild
New York: The American Gem Society (AGS) has launched a virtual guild, which is open to all members of the trade. The first GoTo Guilds meeting will be a presentation by Peter Yantzer, executive director of AGS Laboratories, on “Light Performance 101,” an in-depth primer on the American Gem Society’s Light Performance Cut Grade on July 8. “Originally, the intention
Quality Label ‘Antwerp’s Most Brilliant’
Antwerp: The City of Antwerp and the AWDC awarded three additional Antwerp jewelers the quality label ‘Antwerp’s Most Brilliant’, indicating they meet the strictest requirements in terms of quality, service and transparency. Antwerp’s Most Brilliant was launched earlier this year and collects the city’s most qualitative and reliable jewellers, living up to Antwerp’s reputation as a diamond centre of excellence.
“Please Withdraw Gold Import Curbs…”
New Delhi: Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that her ministry has recommended that the finance ministry seriously consider easing import curbs on gold to help the beleaguered gems and jewellery export sector, reports The Economic Times. Speaking to ET, Sitharaman, who is also minister of state for finance, said that while the current account deficit (CAD) crisis had been somewhat
