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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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Scotiabank Named in Silver Price-Fixing Lawsuit
New York: A U.S. investor has accused the Bank of Nova Scotia, Deutsche Bank and HSBC of engaging in an ongoing conspiracy to fix the price of silver, reports thestar.com. Investor J. Scott Nicholson alleges that thousands of small investors around the world have been put at a disadvantage by the secretive way in which prices for the physical metal,
Anglo May Sell Nine Mines
Gaborone: Anglo American, whose chief executive Mark Cutifani is reviewing assets to divest non-performing businesses, may announce at least nine more mines for sale, according to Standard Bank. Anglo, which reports first-half earnings today, has said it was seeking to improve its return on capital to at least 15 percent by 2016 from about 8 percent in June 2013. Cutifani
De Beers Unveils Sightholder Logo
Gaborone: De Beers has unveiled a new logo for clients to signify they are part of the company club. The new sightholder logo is built around an S in a circle, with a diamond-like icon in the middle, over the word sightholder in large letters, and “of the De Beers Group of Companies” in smaller letters. (The old identifier, “Family
Pandora to Celebrate Women around the World
New York: Jewellery brand Pandora has launched a new initiative that it says will celebrate the selfless work women do within their communities and around the world to improve the livelihood of women and children. Called the Pandora Hearts of Today, the program will give the brand the opportunity to support a variety of women-focused charitable programs. To help identify
Putin’s Visit Boosts India's Diamond Business
New Delhi: Recent visit of the President of Russian Federation Mr. Vladimir Putin to New Delhi has certainly boosted Indo-Russian ties in diamond sector. Mr. Putin along with Mr. Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India visited Vigyan Bhavan today, the venue of on-going World Diamond Conference in in New Delhi to enhance the morals of the delegates. Mr. Narendra
Alrosa Signs Contract with 12 Indian Cos
New Delhi: On the first day of the World Diamond Conference India, Russia’s Alrosa finalized three year-contracts for direct rough supply to 12 Indian diamond companies beginning from 2015. The agreements were signed by Illya Raschin, Acting President of Alrosa with the respective heads of each of the companies in the presence of Shri Siddharth, Joint Secretary, Dept. of Commerce,
World Diamond Conference Begins in New Delhi
New Delhi: The much awaited event ‘World Diamond Conference-India’ (WDCI) began today in New Delhi. The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in association with the World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDMF) and with the support from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has organized the first ever-global congregation of diamond industry leaders in India. Mr. Vipul
WDCI Proceedings Can be Viewed across the World
New Delhi: Industry members from across the world have the opportunity to follow the entire proceedings of the World Diamond Conference India(WDCI) as they unfold in Delhi on December 11-12, 2014. The organisers have made arrangements for live streaming of every session on the website of The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council at www.gjepc.org. “This is a first-of-its-kind event
