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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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WFDB Accepts Canada and S. Korea as New Members
Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has accepted the applications for membership of two bourses – the Canada Diamond Bourse and the South Korean diamond exchange. WFDB members approved the applications at the 36th World Diamond Congress in Antwerp which opened yesterday. The Congress is the bi-annual meeting of WFDB and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA). The
Diamond Mfrg. Industry Fighting for Survival: IDMA
Antwerp: “Diamond manufacturers worldwide are fighting for their survival. They are caught between – and battered by – the proverbial hammer, a rough diamond supply system that is foul and faulty – and the anvil, a vertically integrated financial structure that basically continues to bleed them,” Maxim Shkadov, president of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), the representative body of
Gold Prices Unlikely to Settle due to Iraq Tensions
Mumbai: With the turmoil in Ukraine almost gone from the headlines, gold’s status as a hard asset and storer of wealth in times of trouble lost some of its shine. But as Iraq spirals into all-out war and the US looks in danger of being pulled back into a conflict it has spent the last six years extricating itself from,
122.52 Carat Blue Diamond Found at Cullinan
Johannesburg: In what is shaping up to be one of most the amazing diamond finds in recent times, a 122.52 ct. blue diamond—the size of a walnut—has been discovered at the Cullinan mine in South Africa, said mine owner Petra Diamonds. Blue diamonds are ultrarare, as are stones weighing more than 100 cts.—making this, as Petra puts it, a “truly
Recognizing Young Talents in 40 Under 40
Mumbai: 40 Young and bright talents of the gem and jewellery industry were awarded at 40 under 40 in the 40th edition of IIJS PREMIERE. This was the second batch of 40 under 40. The initiative recognizes the outstanding achievements of these young talents who are revolutionizing the gem and jewellery landscape through technological innovations and dynamic visions. The Show
De Beers Called off its August Sight
Gaborone: In yet another sign of the diamond market’s troubles, De Beers has called off the sight it scheduled for August and is combining it with the one that had been planned for October. The new merged sight will take place Sept. 23-27. That means De Beers will have nine allocations this year instead of its traditional 10, though a
Mumbai to Get Bigger Exhibition-Convention Centre
Mumbai: A new bigger Exhibition & Convention Centre in Mumbai and ‘Smart Manufacturing’ will be included in the new Industrial Policy of Maharashtra, which will be announced in September 2024, announced Dr. Harshdeep Kamble, IAS, Principal Secretary (Industries) Govt. of Maharashtra, at the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Premiere show organized by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC).
Piyush Goyal Announces Introduction of Diamond Imprest Licence
Mumbai: Mr. Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minster of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India, announced the introduction of the Diamond Imprest Licence during his interactive session at the 40th edition of India International Jewellery Show 2024, the flagship show of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), NESCO, Goregaon. The Diamond Imprest Licence will
