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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 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
New Method Discovers Unknown Precious Coral Species
Zurich: A refined DNA-based method to distinguish look-alike “precious corals” used in luxury jewellery, developed by a joint team from the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF and the Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Zurich, has uncovered a precious coral species hitherto unknown in the gem trade and to science. It belongs to the Pleurocorallium norfolkicum species complex. “Several precious
GJEPC Expresses Deep Sorrow over Vijay Rupani’s Demise
Mumbai: The former Chief Minister of Gujarat Mr. Vijay Rupani has died in the ill fated plane crash yesterday. He was travelling to London from Ahmedabad by an Air India flight. India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has expressed profound grief over the untimely and sad demise of the departed leader. The condolence message issued by the GJEPC
EU Slams KP Inaction on Russian Diamonds
Dubai: The European Union (EU) has expressed deep disappointment over the failure of the Kimberley Process (KP) to address the implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine on the global diamond trade, marking the third consecutive year of inaction. The EU, in a statement released on 18th November, criticised the KP’s inability to confront the issue, which has significantly eroded the process’s
CIBJO Partners with Kering to Launch Design Award
Milan: The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) is partnering with the Kering group of luxury brands in the launch of Kering Generation Award X Jewelry. Aiming to support visionary talent whose work demonstrates excellence in sustainable design and practices in jewellery-making, the international contest will be coordinated by Poli.Design, a consortium of Politecnico di Milano, Italy’s leading technical university. It will
India Allows Jewellery Exports from Amritsar
New Delhi: The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has issued an update in the Gazette of India has announced an important amendment to the Handbook of Procedures, 2023, to further streamline jewellery exports. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a public notice dated 13th November adding Amritsar Airport as an authorized export point for gold, silver, and platinum
Celebrate Int’l Men’s Day with MS Dhoni Signature Collection
Mumbai: This International Men’s Day, experience MS Dhoni’s most admired values and characteristics embedded in every smooth curve, fluid design and bold lines of Men of Platinum’s recently launched MS Dhoni Signature Edition. This iconic collection by Platinum Guild International (PGI) India’s Men of Platinum encapsulates Dhoni’s inspiring journey as well as his unmatched character and greatness with the resplendence of rare and
