A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down

Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the

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A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down

Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the

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Branded Collections Drive Growth of Platinum Jewellery

Mumbai: As jewellery industry trends continue to evolve, branded jewellery is expected to be a major growth engine in the coming years. Effective branding builds strong consumer relevance and connectivity, which younger consumers appreciate, according to the latest insights from the 2023 Platinum Jewellery Business Review, organised in London by Platinum Guild International (PGI), the global marketing organisation dedicated to

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Industry Faces New Challenges Now

Milan: With the world finally emerging from the restrictions imposed during the COVID crisis, the jewellery industry is now required to compete without certain of the strategic advantages it had during the pandemic, and this is occurring during a period of economic slowdown in many regions, CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has told the Global Pearl Development Conference in Zhuji, China,

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GJEPC Organized 6th Artisan Awards

Mumbai: In a grand event held in Mumbai, the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC) unveiled the winners of the highly anticipated 6th edition of Artisan Awards 2023, the country’s esteemed jewellery design competition. This prestigious event, organized by GJEPC, showcased the exceptional talent and creativity of jewellery designers from across the nation and around the world.

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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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Gemfields to Raise $30 Mln. Through Rights Issue

London: Gemfields Group Ltd announced on Friday plans to raise USD30 million through an equity rights issue, following a swing to a significant annual loss driven by rising costs and ongoing political instability. The London-listed miner and marketer of coloured gemstones reported a pretax loss of USD103.6 million for 2024, reversing from a USD16.6 million profit in 2023. Annual revenue

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7th GJS Concluded Successfully

Mumbai: The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) proudly concluded the 7th edition of its flagship event, the India Gem and Jewellery Show (GJS), held from 4th to 7th April, 2025 at the prestigious Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai. Branded as #HamaraApnaShow, GJS April 2025 which brought together industry leaders, renowned jewellers, and stakeholders from across the globe to celebrate

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Trump Pauses Tariff for 90 Days

Washington: The US President Donald Trump on yesterday announced a 90-day pause in reciprocal tariffs for trading partner countries that have not retaliated with higher levies on American goods — such as India — and further hiked the levy on China to 125% for hitting back. India has not retaliated to the 26% levy by Trump and has engaged the

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AWDC Welcomes European Decision not to Impose Import Tariffs

Antwerp: The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the industry organization representing all Belgian diamond companies, has expressed relief and satisfaction following the European Council’s decision not to impose import tariffs on polished diamonds originating from the United States, as part of its package of countermeasures in response to the U.S. tariffs imposed by President Trump. European import tariffs could have

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