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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IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026 Opens with New FTAs, New Markets

Mumbai: The 42nd edition of IIJS Bharat Premiere opened at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, today, against the most favourable trade backdrop the Indian gem and jewellery industry has ever known. A succession of free trade agreements — with the UAE, Australia, Oman and the United Kingdom, with the European Union and New Zealand to follow — has redrawn

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BDB Hosts Presentation on Fluorescence in Natural Diamonds by GIA Experts

Mumbai: In the latest round of Leadership Series talks hosted by Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), two senior experts from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA)-Mr. Sriram Natarajan, Senior Vice President, Global Laboratory Operations, GIA, and Dr. Yun Luo, Director, Metrology and Quality Control, GIA, highlighted some of the institute’s latest scientific research into the impact of fluorescence on the appearance of natural

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INNOV8: Innovative Seminars at IIJS Premiere

Mumbai: The India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Bharat Premiere 2026, being held by GJEPC between 5th & 10th August at two different venues of Mumbai has, as usual also organized the Innov8, a series of innovative seminar at both the venues. The schedule is given below: Some of the key sessions at BEC Hall 6 include:6 Aug: Luxury Jewellery, Retail

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Qatar Diamond Exchange Joins the WFDB

Doha: The Qatar Diamond Exchange (QDE) has officially been admitted as a member of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), the exclusive organization that – as of now – unites 27 diamond bourses on five continents under common trading rules and a shared code of conduct. QDE’s admission was announced during the 41st World Diamond Congress, convened by the

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2024 CIBJO Congress to be Streamed Live

Milan: The 2024 CIBJO Congress is set to open in Shanghai, China, on November 2, and for the first time in the history of the three-day event, it will be broadcast live worldwide. Free access to the live broadcast will be available via the dedicated congress website at  https://cibjo.org/congress-2024/ or via the CIBJO YouTube channel at  https://www.youtube.com/@cibjocommunications9276/streams. The Digital Binder of the

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GJC Advises Jewellers to Carry Essential Documents

Mumbai: The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) has called upon its members and industry stakeholders to carry out all necessary documentation to ensure the smooth movement of goods during the upcoming Maharashtra election. The GJC’s directive covers items such as gems and jewellery, bullion, precious stones, and allied articles. In light of the upcoming Maharashtra elections, GJC

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GJEPC Hosted Dr. S. Jaishankar

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) hosted Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister, Govt. of India at its head office on Sunday 27th October. Dr. Jaishankar was visiting Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai for an interaction on India’s foreign policy at an event titled “Indian Foreign Policy: A Transformational Decade”, which aimed to explore the

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Reena Ahluwalia Donates ‘Pristine’ Canadian Diamond Painting

Toronto: The Canadian Jewellers Association (CJA) held the CJA Industry Summit on Oct. 21 at The St. Regis Toronto. The CJA summit is Canada’s premier jewellery industry event. The Chair of CJA, Angela Betteridge invited artist and jewellery designer Reena Ahluwalia to showcase her diamond artworks at the event. Upon invitation, Artist Reena Ahluwalia donated ‘Pristine’, her Canadian diamond painting,

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