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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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GJEPC Submits Recommendations on SEZ Revival
Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has submitted a report to the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India outlining detailed recommendations on the steps that should be taken for the revival of manufacturing activity in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ). The recommendations fall into three broad categories – related to SEZ Functioning, Tax Policy Support and Business
IIJW Telecast in India and US on 12th &19th Oct
Mumbai: Fans of fashion, jewellery, style …and Bollywood have a treat coming up this weekend. On Sunday October 12th, Star Plus will air a programme on India International Jewellery Show ( IIJW) which is a Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)’s jewellery fashion extravaganza held in July this year, titled” Jalwa Sitaron Ka”. The four-day event will be captured
8.41 ct. Pink Diamond Fetches Record Price!
Hong Kong: An 8.41 ct. purplish-pink fetched $17.8 million—or $2.1 million a carat—at the Sotheby’s Oct. 7 jewelry auction in Hong Kong, setting a new record for a vivid pink at auction. The vivid purplish-pink gem “attracted keen competition,” the auction house said, before breaking the previous $10.7 million record set by a 5 ct. vivid pink stone in Hong
Zimbabwe Running Out of Diamonds
Harare: Zimbabwe is fast running out of diamonds, the latest figures reveal. Zimbabwe diamond exports in sharp decline as alluvial stones run out. Industrial-grade diamonds dominate Zimbabwe’s gem exports, although sales sharply declined to $188 million in 2013 from nearly $658 million in the previous year due to weakening demand from the United Arab Emirates, China and Belgium as mining
AWDC is Aware of The Impact of Closing of ADB
Antwerp: The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) is aware of the impact of the closing down of the Antwerp Diamond Bank. Sound and reliable financing are a critical factor for a successful diamond trade in Antwerp, AWDC said. It is making all possible efforts to guarantee a sustainable solution and is in constant consultation with ADB. As a result, a
Stable Trade Figures for Antwerp Diamond Sector
Antwerp: The trade figures of the Antwerp diamond sector for the month of September remained stable. Both the import and export figures of rough diamonds hover around the same values. This was less so the case for polished diamonds, but more expensive goods were being traded compared to the first nine months of last year. Following a traditionally slower month
PNG Devotes itself to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Mumbai: Going by the words of Hon. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi “India can do it. People of India can do it” the young and enthusiastic team of P. N. Gadgil Jewellers moved on to streets and worked towards a clean India as part of Swacchh Bharat Abhiyan, a national level campaign by Government of India. Having 12 stores
India Planning Diamond Hub in Mumbai
New Delhi: The government is discussing a plan to set up a special zone with tax benefits for diamond import and trading in Mumbai, to try and develop the country’s financial capital as a rival to Antwerp and Dubai, which are currently trading hubs for the precious stone, reports The Times of India. Commerce & industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman held
