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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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Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair on February 1-3, 2015
Antwerp: Diamond buying jewellers visiting the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair (ADTF) will get a genuine taste of the unequaled variety of diamonds that the Antwerp diamond market has to offer, says Ari Epstein, the CEO of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), which is the chief sponsor of the Fair. “Antwerp is the world’s leading diamond trading centre. However, my
Zimbabwe’s VP Lashes out at India’s Surat
Harare: Zimbabwe’s often reserved vice president Joyce Mujuru has sparked a potential diplomatic spat following her weekend tongue-in-cheek comment over India’s Surat. Surat, a city in the Indian state of Gujarat, was considered the world’s biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre. She was quoted in the local press as having said that India had “built a whole town” from smuggled
Winners Take Home Trophies at 2014 JNA Awards
Hong Kong: Anoop Mehta of the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) and Ahmed Bin Sulayem of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) – exceptional and inspiring leaders who are making an incredible impact in the gemstone and jewellery industry – led this year’s crop of 20 JNA Awards recipients. The awardees were feted in a spectacular ceremony and gala dinner that
Now Polygon Bans EGL Reports From Network
New York: The Polygon trading network will no longer list diamonds with European Gemological Laboratory (EGL) International reports on its service—although another platform, IDEX, says EGL reports remain welcome. The announcements come in the wake of trading network RapNet’s decision to ban all EGL reports. “We have been closely following the current discussions regarding EGL International, both on and off
CIBJO Special Report on Precious Metals
Milan: As the countdown to the 2024 CIBJO Congress in Shanghai continues, the third pre-Congress Special Report has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Precious Metals Commission headed by Vaishali Banerjee, Managing Director of PGI India, the report offers a comprehensive analysis of the gold, platinum, palladium, and silver markets over the past year. The group of precious metals showed
India’s Imports of Russian Diamonds Increased
New Delhi: India’s imports of Russian diamonds have increased during January-June 2024 by 22% year-on-year to 4.1 million carats, according to the official data of the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry. In June, Russian exports amounted to 347,620 carats, which is almost 32% more than in June last year. In six months, most of the supplies, about 77%, accounted
Gems Keep Giving Relaunches with New Board
New York: Gems Keep Giving (GKG), an International Colored Gemstone (ICA) industry initiative that supports communities in artisanal colored gemstone mining and cutting communities, has recently reorganized, appointing a new board and Chair. Securing its stature as an independent, not-for-profit (501-C3) charitable organization, Gems Keep Giving newly elected Board members are Hayley Henning (Chair), Damien Cody, Clement Sabbagh, Ruth Benjamin-Thomas, Brian
Augmont Gold For All Wins Top Honours
Mumbai: Augmont Gold For All, one of India’s largest fully integrated Gold-Tech companies, announced its double victory at the India Gold Conference 2023-24. The company has secured two of the industry’s most prestigious awards: Leading Gold Bullion Refiner (All-India) of 2023-24 and Innovative Digital Gold Player of 2023-24. These accolades underscore Augmont’s dominance and pioneering spirit in the gold market. The
