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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Slight Decline in Sales of 4th Cycle

Gaborone: De Beers announced that sales of rough diamonds in the fourth sales cycle of 2023 saw a small decrease from the previous cycle. The provisional sales value for Cycle 4 2023 is $480 million, down 11% from $542 million in Cycle 3, and down 21% from Cycle 4 of 2022. Al Cook, CEO, De Beers Group, said: “Sales of

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12th Edition of National Jewellery Awards

Mumbai: All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the national apex body of the gems and jewellery industry, has announced the 12th edition of National Jewellery Awards (NJA). Known for its stand for craft, devotion, and motivation for the industry, NJA is considered to be Industry’s biggest and widest award show that recognizes all sector of the industry and

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Laguna Blu Diamond Sells for $25m

Geneva: The ultra-rare 11.16-carat pear-shaped Bulgari Laguna Blu – certified as the highest grade blue diamond ever by the GIA – was auctioned for just over $25m at Sotheby’s Geneva on Tuesday. It became the most valuable gem ever to be sold by Bulgari, after a four-minute bidding war between three parties on the phone and one in the showroom.

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CIBJO Pays Tribute to Harry Levy

Milan: The World Jewellery Confederation pays tribute to Harry Levy, who passed away in London on May 15, 2023, at age 83. During his long and important career he held a variety of roles in CIBJO, as well as in other industry bodies, both in the United Kingdom and internationally. The quintessential Englishman, Harry actually was born Hanukkah Levy in

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GJEPC Launches 'Jewellers for Hope' Campaign

Mumbai: For the first time, the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has initiated its first edition of ‘Jewellers for Hope’ campaign, a CSR activity with an objective to build a CSR fund that will be used to support various social causes. A charity dinner has been hosted by the GJEPC in Mumbai’s Grand Hyatt on Friday for the

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Sonam Kapoor Walks on Ramp to End IIJW

Mumbai: The 5th edition of 4-day India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) ended with a grand finale wherein Best of the Best Collections were displayed by gorgeous models. The ramp was set on fire when Brand Ambassador of Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and cute Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor walked at the grand finale of the IIJW 2014 held

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31st Edition of the IIJS Inaugurated

Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) inaugurated the 31st Edition of India International Jewellery Show today at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon – the paramount show for the trade in Asia. The show is being organized from 17th to 21st July 2014 and will have 35000 visitors, over 850 plus exhibitors and 1800 booths from India and Overseas.

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De Beers Probe into Data Leak is Nearing End

Gaborone: DE BEERS Consolidated Mines (DBCM) is close to completing a probe into the leak of sensitive data about its pricing of rough diamonds and details of sales to South African clients, company CEO Philip Barton has said. There was a leak of the De Beers price book, which contains diamond valuation data and customer details and invoices in South

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