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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Gold Smuggling Arrests Jump 750% YoY in India

Mumbai, 14th April: While cases of gold smuggling in India have jumped 265% from 40 in 2012-13 to 146 in 2013-14, the number of people arrested has shot up by 750%, from 30 in 2012-13 to 255 in 2013-14, data from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence shows, according to a report published in Mineweb. “Gold imports through the legal channel have

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TBZ First Quarter FY 2016 Results

Mumbai: According to the financial results for the quarter ended June 30th 2015 (Q1 FY16) announced on August 5th 2015, Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri (TBZ) reported revenue of Rs. 415.9 crores, lower by over 10% against Rs. 463 crores for the quarter ended March 31st 2015 (Q4 2014). The revenue for the quarter also declined on a year-on-year basis (over Q1

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Diamond Industry Sentiment Sinks to 2008 Levels

Ramat Gan: Diamond industry sentiment has sunk to where it was in 2008, when the financial crisis froze all buying and selling, according to online trading service RapNet. Polished prices have consistently dropped since the beginning of the year, it said, adding that rough prices have remained steady, squeezing manufacturer margins. “Cutters usually make large-scale rough purchases in July and

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Rio Tinto Diamond Production +18% in H1 2015

Perth: Rio Tinto recently announced that diamond production for the first half of 2015 increased 18 percent compared to the same period of 2014 – 8,851,000 carats compared to 7,482,000 carats last year. The company said the increase was due to higher volumes recovered at the Argyle mine in Australia due to the continued ramp up of production from the

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IIJS 2015 Inaugurated in Mumbai

Mumbai: The 32nd edition of India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) was inaugurated on Monday at Mumbai’s Bombay Convention Centre, by Chief Guest Mrs. Rita Teaotia, India’s Commerce Secretary, accompanied by the Guest of Honour Mr. Paul Rowley, Executive Vice President of De Beers (Global Sightholder sales), Chairman of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) Mr. Vipul Shah and

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