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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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British MPs Urge to Probe Gold Price-Rigging
London: British Members of Parliament (MPs) have called on the UK’s financial watchdog to investigate allegations of price-rigging in the London gold market after a senior regulatory executive said that there may have been co-ordinated attempts to manipulate a crucial benchmark, Financial Times reports. Members of the influential parliamentary Treasury select committee pressed the Financial Conduct Authority to act after
RBI to Swap Gold to Improve Reserves Quality
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said yesterday that it had sought quotes from banks to swap gold in its own vaults for international-standard gold, aiming to improve the management of its reserves. The RBI sources said that the measure would “standardize the gold available with RBI in India with respect to international standards” and the gold acquired would
6,000-Gram Gold “Devil’s Ear” Unearthed in Russia
Moscow: Russian miners have unearthed a scary-looking 6,664-gram piece of gold they labeled the “Devil’s Ear” on Friday the 13th. According to the official publication of the local government, workers at the Ukhagan mine in the Bodaybinsky district of Siberia found the piece, the largest nugget ever found in the area, on June 13, the eve of the full moon.
India May Increase Duty on Synthetics to 10%
New Delhi: The government may increase the import duty on man-made diamonds to 10 per cent in order to remove the price differential with natural diamonds which encourages some jewellers to “cheat the customers”, reports The Indian Express. Simultaneously, it could abolish the customs duty on cut and polished gem stones as these can be re-exported at higher value. The
Adverse Effect of Ukraine Crisis on Indian Diamond Ind.
Mumbai: India’s diamond trade is likely to see a slowdown in sales in the coming months as a result of the Russia crisis, according to a major credit agency in the country. The removal of several Russian banks from the Swift international payment system has made it difficult to complete transactions, potentially causing supply disruptions, Crisil — part of S&P
India's Gold Jewellery Exports Grew by 50%
Mumbai: The industry is witnessing a surge in exports and domestic sales of gold jewellery (Plain & Studded) post pandemic. In the calendar year 2021, exports of gold jewellery grew by 50% to USD 8807.50 million as compared to USD 5876.39 million in 2020. Mr. Colin Shah, Chairman of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) said, “We are
De Beers’ Diamond Sights Back to Gaborone
Gaborone: De Beers is bringing its sales activities back to Botswana’s capital Gaborone, it said on Thursday, almost two years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to be held in cities including Antwerp and Dubai. De Beers had moved its pre-sale viewings from Botswana in May 2020 when travel restrictions to curb the pandemic prevented its international customers from flying
Alrosa Affected by US Sanctions
Washington: Diamond mining company Alrosa is among the institutions hit with U.S. sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions “target the core infrastructure of the Russian financial system — including all of Russia’s largest financial institutions and the ability of state-owned and private entities to raise capital — and further bar Russia from the global financial system,” according to
