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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India May Restore Tax Benefits to Mfg SEZs

New Delhi: The Indian Government is examining the possibility of restoring tax benefits for a handful of manufacturing special economic zones, while continuing to tax the rest to minimize revenue losses, reports BusinessLine. “As exports from manufacturing SEZs, excluding gems & jewellery and petroleum, account for just 10 per cent of total SEZ exports, exempting them from taxes would not

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PDE and IBGM Sign MOU

Panama: Brazil’s leading jewelry industry association, Instituto Brasileiro de Gemas e Metais Preciosos (IBGM), will be taking up residence in the Phase 1 building of the Panama Gem & Jewelry Center when it opens later this year. The announcement follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Panama Diamond Exchange and IBGM in Sao Paulo during the Feninjer

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New Gold Discovered in China

Beijing: Geologists have discovered a massive gold mine in China’s restive Xinjiang province, according to state news agency Xinhua. The new find, close to the border with Kyrgyzstan, has proven gold reserves of 127 tonnes, Xinhua said. If the estimates are correct, the reserves could be worth around 40 billion yuan ($6.5bn). The Xinjiang Geology and Mineral Exploration Bureau spent

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Zimbabwe Can’t Wait For Annual Dividends

Harare: Zimbabwe will now collect its share of diamond revenue at the point of sale rather than wait for its Marange partners to remit dividends annually. Harare could have been prejudiced of millions of dollars from previous sales, The Herald newspaper reports. The government’s mining arm, Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) holds a 50 percent stake in firms mining gems

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Silver Jewellery Demend Grew by 29%

Global silver demand reached an all-time high of 1.242 billion ounces (Boz) in 2022, thanks to record silver demand across all major categories, according to the findings of the World Silver Survey 2023, released by the Silver Institute and researched and produced by Metals Focus, an independent precious metals consultancy. Silver jewellery demand rose by 29%, silverware grew 80%, and

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De Beers Q1 2023 Sales in Line with Expectations

London: De Beers, the world’s leading diamond company, has released its Q1 2023 report, revealing mixed results in its diamond production and sales. The company reported flat rough diamond production at 8.9 million carats, with the planned treatment of higher grade ore and strong operational performance offsetting the planned end of operations in Venetia’s open pit. Production in Botswana increased

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Choose from Platinum Love Bands that Reflect Modern Love

Mumbai:  As the summer approaches, it rings in the summer wedding season as couples commit to the love they share. It’s a time when two individuals commit to each other, having gone through a journey of finding each other and discovering what makes their relationship special. Relationships based on compassion, respect, equality, and friendship deserve a rare and precious metal

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GII Celebrates 52nd Anniversary

Mumbai: The Gemmological Institute of India (GII) has completed its 52nd year on 12th April, 2023. It was celebrated on Saturday, 15 April, 2023 in the Convention hall, Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), BKC. All the trustees, important trade personalities of G&J industry, visiting faculty members of GII and GII employees attended. Mr. Anoop Mehta, Chairman, GII and President, BDB chaired

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