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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ALROSA Expects 5-Percent Growth in Rough Prices

Moscow: ALROSA expects that global rough prices will go up by 5% in 2014 over the last year, according to the ITAR-TASS report from St. Petersburg. This was disclosed to journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum by Fyodor Andreev, President of ALROSA. “We reckoned on a growth rate of 5%. I think it is achievable,”

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Zimbabwe Orders Miners to Sell Gems through RBZ

Harare: The cash-strapped ruling ZANU PF government has issued an order to all diamond miners in the country to sell their gems through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Mines, Francis Gudyanga, reportedly wrote a letter to the companies explaining that the central bank will use the diamonds to secure a government loan.

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Antwerp Hosts WDC and KP Chair

Antwerp: The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) welcomed the Kimberley Process (KP) Chair, His Excellency Wei Chuanzhong, Vice-Chair Bernardo Campos and the Mr. Edward Asscher, President of the World Diamond Council (WDC) for the purpose of renewing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the KP Administrative Support Mechanism (ASM). In 2012, the KP Plenary designated the World Diamond Council through

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Barclays Fined $44 Million over Gold Fix

London: British authorities have fined Barclays, one of five banks that sets the price of gold each day in the London fix, nearly $44 million after a former trader improperly influenced the price-setting mechanism, reports jckonline.com. The British Financial Conduct Authority said that, in 2012, Daniel James Plunkett, a director on the bank’s precious metals desk, placed certain orders meant

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GJEPC Targets Key Bangladesh Retailers 

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has launched an extensive visitor promotion campaign for the upcoming IIJS Premiere 2024 in Bangladesh from 6th to 13th July. Mr. Kaushik Ghosh, Assistant Director Kolkata, GJEPC, is actively engaging with executive members of the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) to highlight the significance of this year’s IIJS Premiere. The promotion is

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IIJS Celebrating 4 Decades of Global Business

Mumbai: India is the world’s 4th largest exporter of gold jewellery and the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) is your ultimate destination to connect with the top gold jewellery manufacturers who are redefining the landscape of gold jewellery designs and making waves with their creative ingenuity, blending tradition with contemporary style. The show is being organized by India’s Gem &

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IIJS Premiere Launches 3D Stall Configurator

Mumbai: IIJS Premiere 2024 announces the launch of its most unique feature yet: the 3D STALL CONFIGURATOR, now live within the exhibitor manual. This innovative tool allows exhibitors to visualise and customise their stall layouts in a fully interactive 3D environment. With the 3D Stall Configurator, exhibitors can select from a variety of stall layout and additional stand fittings, including Showcases, Wall

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Isidore Mörsel Re-Elected President of AWDC

Antwerp: In the wake of Antwerp World Diamond Centre’s (AWDC) Board elections held two weeks ago, the organization recently announces the confirmation of Isidore Mörsel as President of the Board. Mörsel succeeds himself while Ravi Bhansali, who is joining AWDC’s Board for the first time, was appointed Vice-President. Isidore Mörsel, who is deeply respected within the Antwerp diamond community and

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