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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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Qatar Diamond Exchange Signs Strategic MoUs
The Qatar Diamond Exchange (QDE) has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Diamond Exchange of Singapore, the Shanghai Diamond Exchange and the Tokyo Diamond Exchange during the 41st World Diamond Congress in Singapore. The agreements reflect QDE’s strategic focus on developing closer relationships with established diamond markets across Asia and creating new opportunities for trade and cooperation between Qatar

IDMA Mourns Passing of Vasant Mehta
Antwerp: The board and members of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) deeply mourn the passing of one of the global diamond industry’s and trade’s leaders and mentors, Mr. Vasant Mehta, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 81. Vasant served as IDMA’s Vice President from 1998-2000 and then from 2002-2008, on behalf of the Gem &

Shaping the Roadmap for India’s $100 Bln. G&J Future
Mumbai: Department of Commerce, in association with the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), yesterday convened the ‘Chintan Shivir – 2040 Roadmap for Gems & Jewellery’, a high-level dialogue aimed at developing a comprehensive strategy to help India achieve its ambition of USD 100 billion in gems and jewellery (G&J) exports by 2040. The roadmap envisages an increase in

India’s Largest Platinum Experience Zone at Kalamandir Jewellers, Vadodara
Vadodara: Kalamandir Jewellers has unveiled India’s largest Platinum Experience Zone at its new flagship store in Vadodara, creating a dedicated destination for consumers to explore platinum jewellery across designs, occasions andprice points. The launch strengthens the visibility of platinum jewellery in Gujarat and complements Platinum Guild International’s (PGI) ongoing efforts to build awareness and appreciation for the metal through consumer education, design innovation

Element Six Sues IIa Technologies
Singapore: Element Six Technologies Ltd has today (12 January 2016) begun legal action in Singapore against IIa Technologies Pte. Ltd alleging infringement of its patents concerning synthetic diamond material. Element Six believes that certain of its patents for proprietary synthetic diamond products and their method of manufacture have been infringed (in particular Singapore patent numbers 115872 and 110508). It is

National Jewellery Awards on 6th Feb in Mumbai
Mumbai: The All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) has announced its 6th edition of National Jewellery Awards (NJA) 2015 -16, Grand Finale to be held in Mumbai on 6th February, 2016. The NJA, being the most prestigious awards of the Gems & Jewellery industry will recognize and honor design, talent and establish new trends in the Indian Jewellery

World's First Diamond-Backed Cryptocurrency
New York: The companies behind the world’s first diamond-backed cryptocurrency will start selling the digital coinage this month. The asset class used is colored diamonds, which the founders of the PinkCoin claim have not lost value since tracking began in 1959, reports Rapaport. Precious Investments and its subsidiary BitGem Asset Management (BAM) will launch the PinkCoin crowdsale – a crowdfunding

Gold Demand Down by 15% Due to Poor Rain
Kolkata: The demand for gold will be less this wedding season – by 10 per cent-15 per cent – beginning January 15 in rural India as farmers have been affected by a poor kharif crop due to inadequate rains, reports The Economic Times. Lower commodity prices have made matters worse for them, and now they are keeping their fingers crossed
