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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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GJEPC Hosts Virtual Briefing on GCC Design Lab
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), along with its knowledge partner, the UAE-based World Academy of Design (WAOD), hosted an engaging virtual introductory session to unveil a unique cross-cultural initiative titled GJEPC x GCC Design Lab: Co-Creating for SAJEX. Ms. Dolly Choudhary, Director of Promotions & Marketing, GJEPC, opened the session by outlining the objectives of this special
GJEPC to Participate in Meeting on Natural Diamond Promotion
Luanda: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of the Indian gem and jewellery industry, will be participating in the Ministerial RoundTable on Natural Diamond Promotion, scheduled to take place on 18 June 2025 in Luanda, Angola. Representing India at this prestigious global forum will be Mr. Shaunak Parikh, Vice Chairman, GJEPC, and Mr. Sabyasachi Ray, Executive Director, GJEPC. Their
GJEPC Employees Embrace Hindi in Nationwide Language Competition
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) conducted a special programme to encourage greater use of Hindi among its employees on 12 June. As part of this initiative, a Hindi Sentence Formation and Translation Competition was organized across various GJEPC offices. The objective of the contest, organised by the Council’s Rajbhasha (Official Language) Department, was to motivate employees to use
Gemfields Successfully Completed Rights Issue
London: Gemfields Group Limited (GGL) has successfully completed its fully underwritten Rights Issue, raising approximately USD 30 million through the issuance of 556,203,396 new shares. The capital raise was initially announced on April 11, 2025. The Rights Issue received strong investor interest, with valid acceptances submitted for 458,330,512 new shares—representing around 82.40% of the total offering. The remaining 97,872,884 shares
Golconda & Ancient Diamonds: A Historical Perspective
Singapore: On the third day of 41st World Diamond Congress, on July 15, distinguished jewellery historian and author, Dr. Usha Balakrishnan, of Mumbai, India, will be presenting a lecture entitled “Golconda and Ancient Diamonds – A Historical Perspective. ” “For nearly 2,000 years, every diamond the world had ever seen came from a mystical land, now known as India. These
Call for African Unity to Defend Natural Diamond Industry
Freetown, Sierra Leone: Against a backdrop of mounting concern over the future of Africa’s diamond sector, ministers from leading diamond-producing nations convened in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on May 20, 2026, to address a challenge that is rapidly transforming the global jewellery landscape—the growing dominance of laboratory-grown diamonds. A key voice at the Council of Ministers meeting of the African Diamond
Resilient Growth for Platinum Jewellery in 2025
Mumbai: Platinum Guild International (PGI) presented its annual Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR) in an online presentation, themed “A year of resilience”. The review set out platinum jewellery demand across key markets in 2025 and the outlook for 2026, describing an exceptional year for platinum jewellery that was best characterized as a year of resilience. Mr. Tim Schlick, CEO of PGI, reviewed
GJEPC Charts $100 Bln. Export Vision for India’s G&J Sector
New Delhi: Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Chairman, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), was invited to attend the meeting organized with selected representatives of various industry sectors that contribute majorly to India’s merchandise exports chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi at New Delhi, on 3rd November 2025. Mr. Kirit Bhansali was representing the Gems & Jewellery sector that contributes 7%
