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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
CPAI Asks to Increase Gold Purity Testing Centres
New Delhi: The Commodity Participants Association of India (CPAI) on Monday asked the Indian Government to increase the gold purity testing centres from 350 at present to 3,500 under the Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS), reports Busines Standard. It also suggested that the interest rate for the gold deposit scheme should be “decided in a manner that it is neither be
GJF to Hold PMI Meet in Goa from 23rd June
Mumbai: All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) the country’s leading national trade body of gems & jewellery will host the next “Preferred Manufacturers of India” (PMI) buyers and sellers meet from Tuesday June 23rd June to Thursday 25th June 2015 at the Grand Hyatt in Panaji, Goa. The Goa meet marks the last event of the 2nd Edition
Gem-A Council Respond to EGM Petition
London: The Council of Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) is well aware of concerns expressed by some members about a lack of transparency at Gem-A following the decision of the Board not to proceed with an AGM on 24 June. There have been calls for an EGM. The decision not to proceed with an AGM on 24 June was
GJF Donates 1.23 Crores to PM National Relief Fund
New Delhi: The All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) on behalf of Jewellery community in India has handed over a cheque of INR 1.23 crore towards relief works of the Nepal earthquake victims. Mr. Manish Jain, Chairman of GJF handed over the cheque to Shri. Amit Shah, BJP President in New Delhi on 11 June, 2015. Appreciating the
