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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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KP Figures Say Diamond Industry is Shrinking
Johannesburg: The value of rough diamonds mined globally during 2023 fell by just over 20 per cent, down from $16bn in 2022 to $12.7bn according to the latest Kimberley Process (KP) figures. The volume of diamonds mined fell by 7.6 per cent to 111.5m carats, and average per carat prices slipped almost 14 per cent from $132.27 to $114.10. Production
Q2 Output of De Beers’ Declined by 15%
London: De Beers’ rough diamond production decreased by 15% to 6.4 million carats in Q2 of the year, according to a statement issued by the Anglo American. It said production decreased in Botswana by 19% to 4.7 million carats, driven by intentional lower production from short-term changes in plant feed mix at Jwaneng to process existing surface stockpiles. Production at
‘Current State of Diamond Market’
New York: At a panel held during “The Current State of Diamond Market” on July 16 during the Initiatives in Art and Culture’s 14th annual Gold + Diamond Conference in New York City, most speakers agreed that the natural and lab-grown diamond sectors are hurting right now. At the panel, which Rob Bates of JCK moderated, several IDMA board members shared their
Karen Rentmeesters Appointed Permanent CEO of AWDC
Antwerp: Yesterday, the Board of Directors of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the umbrella organization defending the interests of Antwerp’s diamond community, appointed Karen Rentmeesters as the new, permanent CEO. Rentmeesters, who have more than 14 years of experience within the organization, including 7 years as head of the PR & Industry Relations department and 3 months as interim
Final of India Jewellery Skill Competition Held
Mumbai: Mr. Surojitrana H. from Coimbatore and Mr. Vinod Kumar C. from Bangalore were selected today in a final round of the India Jewellery Skill Competition held at the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS). The Competition is being held by the Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) to decide the country’s representative at the prestigious WorldSkills International Competition
GJEPC Donates Rs One Crore to Make A Wish India
Mumbai: Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) organized “Jewellers for Hope” charity dinner in association with GSI, yesterday in Mumbai. Leading bollywood celebrities Kajol, Boman Irani, Siddharth Roy Kapur graced the evening hosted by Raageshwari Sachdeva-Badola in the presence of the whose-who of the gems & jewellery trade. The “Jewellers for Hope” annual charity dinner is the first edition
India Reduces Tariff Value on Gold
New Delhi: The India government recently reduced the import tariff value on gold to USD 425 per 10 grams due to falling international prices. On the other hand, the tariff value on silver was raised to USD 690 per kg. As on June 30, the tariff value on imported gold stood at USD 428 per 10 grams and silver at
Silver Price to be Set by New System
London: The London silver price mechanism will now be set via an electronic, auction-based mechanism administrated by CME Group and Thomson Reuters, according to a statement from the London Bullion Market Association. The new mechanism was chosen because it is electronic, “auction-based and auditable and tradable with an increased number of direct participants,” the LBMA said in a statement. CME
