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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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New Benefits Now Available for Courier Exports
New Delhi: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) under the Dept. of Revenue, Ministry of Finance has issued a circular introducing a new system that extends export-related benefits, including Duty Drawback, Remission of Duties or Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP), and Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies on Export of Goods (RoSCTL), to exports made
Gem-A Launches Autumn Issue of The Journal of Gemmology
London: The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has launched the latest issue of its academic publication, The Journal of Gemmology (Volume 39, No. 3, 2024). Released digitally on September 12, this issue contains news and research from the international gemmological community, including an article reviewing Bohemian garnet (Cr-bearing pyrope) from the Czech Republic. Mined since the fifth century CE, Bohemian garnet
Register for Artisan Awards 2025
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has organized the 2025 Artisan Awards. It presents the following theme for designers to create, play & push the limits of design: Indian jewellery craft techniques have long been revered for their intricacy, cultural significance, and timeless beauty. In the global contemporary jewellery landscape, these techniques are being revived and reimagined
New Collaboration for KGJF 2024
Kolkata: Informa Markets is excited to announce a significant collaboration with the Calcutta Gem & Jewellery Welfare Association (CG&JWA) for the upcoming Kolkata Jewellery & Gem Fair 2024 (KJGF). This partnership represents a dynamic fusion of global expertise and local industry knowledge, aimed at delivering an exceptional event for the jewellery and gemstone sectors. The Kolkata Jewellery & Gem Fair
India to Continue Gold Import Curbs
New Delhi: Curbs on gold import are likely to remain in place with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today saying the government is inclined to continue with this measure along with other steps taken by the previous UPA regime for controlling the widening CAD as they have worked. “Each step is being continued…efforts are being made to continue each of these
IGI Announces Mobile App, Jaipur Lab
Mumbai: The International Gemological Institute (IGI) launched its new consumer mobile application for Android/iOS titled “my Diamond my Jewelry” at the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) in addition to offering a live grading lab. During the show, IGI also detailed the opening of its next grading laboratory and education institute in Jaipur that will cater to the Rajasthan and North
AWDC Participates in the Mine Entra Fair
Antwerp: The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the world leader in diamond trade, participates in the Mine Entra exhibition in Zimbabwe for the first time. “Now that the European sanctions are lifted, the way is open for intensive collaboration between Zimbabwe and the main commercial center for diamonds,” said Ari Epstein, CEO of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. 84% of
Pangolin Recovers White Macro-Diamond
Gaborone: Pangolin Diamonds has recovered a white macro-diamond weighing 0.005484 carats from a soil sample on its recently acquired Malatswae project prospecting licence PL247/2014, in Botswana. It said in a statement that a field team was now on site collecting follow-up samples on a close-spaced grid to help determine the significance of this discovery. The Malatswae kimberlite project was located
