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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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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UK-Ireland Jewellery Industry Unite Over Ethics

London: Industry leaders from the major trade associations and buying groups in the UK and Ireland have come together to take a lead on issues of ethics and corporate social responsibility in the jewellery industry by backing the work of the Jewellery Ethics Committee UK (JEC-UK). At a designer-maker evening event organized by JEC-UK at the Goldsmiths’ Centre on Thursday

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India Needs More World-Class Gold Refineries

Mumbai: At the two-day seminar organized by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA), experts were of the opinion that Indian household, which has total holding of around 25,000 tonnes of gold, needs more gold refineries for monetizing and attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the sector. India continues to be a major consumer of gold, importing on average 600

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Indian Bullion Trade Asso. to Retail Gold, Silver

Mumbai: India’s bullion trade body, India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd. (IBJA), has entered into retailing of gold and silver coins and bars, reports resourceinvestor.com. This is the first time that IBJA has entered into bullion trading. The association will source gold from overseas and local gold suppliers. The coins will range between 1 gram and 1,000 grams and will

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Put Gold to Work for Economy: WGC

Mumbai: Gold should be put to work for the Indian economy, creating jobs, developing skills, generating exports and revenues, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Saturday unveiling its Vision 2020 for the industry, reports The Times of India. “Our vision for gold is that it should be put to work for the economy, creating jobs, developing skills, generating exports

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Russia's Rough Exports Increased by 21.5% in 1Q

Moscow: Russia’s natural rough diamond exports increased 21.5 percent on the year to 12.01 million carats in the period from January to March, the Finance Ministry said on Monday. Diamond imports dropped 2.6 times in carat terms to 8,040 carats. In monetary terms, Russia’s diamond exports rose 20.6 percent to $1.41 billion while imports halved to $16.5 million, PRIME reports.

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Raise Import Payment Credit to 180 Days: GJEPC

New Delhi: With expectations running high from the first budget of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, a delegation of diamond traders and representatives of Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) today met the Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley in New Delhi demanding relaxation in various rules relating to gems and jewellery industry. However, gold importers may feel

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Suresh Shah New VP of IDMA

Antwerp: With the wrap-up of the 36th World Diamond Congress, the International Diamond Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA) concluded its meetings with the election of its officers. Maxim Shkadov was unanimously re-elected for a second term as IDMA President and Ronnie VanderLinden and Stephane Fischler were re-elected as Secretary General and Treasurer, respectively. IDMA Vice President Edward Asscher, who was recently elected

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Gold-Silver Price-Setting Methods May Change

London: The decades-old methods for determining the daily benchmark prices for gold and silver seem set to change—the result of unwelcome attention from regulators and class-action lawsuits. Currently, the price of both metals is set at a daily teleconference by a number of prominent multinational banks—four in the case of gold, and three in the case of silver. However, the

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