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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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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Global Diamond Jewellery Sales Hit $79 Billion

Gaborone: Global diamond jewelry sales hit a record $79 billion in 2013, as the market faces a coming rough shortage, according to De Beers’ inaugural Diamond Insight Report. The report said that U.S. sales rose 7 percent last year, while sales in India and China grew 12 percent. According to the report, one in six U.S. diamond jewelry sales were

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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

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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

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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

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PGI’s BSM 2024 is Shaping Industry’s Future

Kochi: Platinum Guild International (PGI) India concluded yet another successful edition of its annual ‘Platinum Buyer-Seller Meet,’ on the 4th and 5th of July 2024.  Every year, the prestigious event, brings together the leading names from across the jewellery industry and offers them a platform to collaborate and work towards collective business development for platinum. Held at the Grand Hyatt,

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Shankar Mahadevan to Enthrall IIJS Networking Night

Mumbai: Shankar Mahadevan, the celebrated Indian singer and composer will enthrall the audience at the IIJS Networking Night on 8th August, 2024. The musical event is supposed to be unforgettable experience! Work hard and party even harder as you connect with buyers and live candid moments together. Shankar Mahadevan is among the greatest Indian vocalists alive, having risen to fame

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GJEPC Targets Key Bangladesh Retailers 

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has launched an extensive visitor promotion campaign for the upcoming IIJS Premiere 2024 in Bangladesh from 6th to 13th July. Mr. Kaushik Ghosh, Assistant Director Kolkata, GJEPC, is actively engaging with executive members of the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) to highlight the significance of this year’s IIJS Premiere. The promotion is

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IIJS Celebrating 4 Decades of Global Business

Mumbai: India is the world’s 4th largest exporter of gold jewellery and the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) is your ultimate destination to connect with the top gold jewellery manufacturers who are redefining the landscape of gold jewellery designs and making waves with their creative ingenuity, blending tradition with contemporary style. The show is being organized by India’s Gem &

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