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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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20 under 40: Celebrating the Next Generation of Leaders
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)’s 20 Under Forty Awards celebrate exceptional young leaders shaping the gem and jewellery industry. The GJEPC recently opened nominations for the 2026 edition. Honorees will be recognized at IIJS Bharat – Premiere 2026, being held August 5–9 at the Jio World Convention Centre and August 6–10 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre
GJEPC Gears Up Industry for India–UK CETA Rollout
Mumbai: The implementation of the landmark India–UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on 15 July 2026 marks a transformative milestone for India’s gem and jewellery industry, opening the door to significantly greater market access, enhanced competitiveness and accelerated bilateral trade with one of its key export markets. With zero-duty access for nearly 99% of Indian exports to the UK, the agreement
Global Gold City Project Announced
Hyderabad: Goldsikka Limited, a Hyderabad based Company, has introduced the Global Gold City Project (GGC), a pioneering initiative to establish India’s first integrated gold ecosystem. This project will consolidate mining, refining, trading, manufacturing, and digital infrastructure into a single hub, positioning India as a global leader in the gold industry. The project’s main objective is to Build a world class gold
P N Gadgil Jewellers Reports Revenue Growth of 41% YoY
Mumbai: P N Gadgil Jewellers has recently announced its quarterly results. The Company delivered a strong performance in Q1 FY27, reporting robust revenue growth of 41% YoY. The Retail segment grew 56% YoY, with robust same-store sales growth (SSSG) of 46% YoY as the primary driver, indicating that the growth was substantially organic in nature, driven by deeper customer engagement
Lucara to Hold First Exceptional Stone Tender of '15
Gaborone: Lucara Diamond Corp. has announced its first Exceptional Stone Tender of 2015. Viewing will take place in Gaborone from July 6 until July 16. The tender will be lead by the sale of the 342-carat diamond, recovered from the Karowe Mine in April last year. The company said that up to 16 diamonds will be sold on tender, including
Diamondcorp Loss Widens, Mining Starts at Lace
London: DiamondCorp said its loss for the year ended December, 31, 2014 widened to £3.25-million from £2.61 million a year earlier. The loss included administrative expenses of £1.6-million which have, however, fallen for the third year in a row as a result of “careful” attention to cost control, the company said in a statement. Cash on hand at 31 December
ALROSA Cut Rough Diamond Prices By 2-3%
Moscow: ALROSA reduced diamond prices to long-term customers by 2-3 percent during the trading session in May, according to the representative of the Indian diamantaire Rosy Blue in Russia Ashot Badalyan cited by Interfax. The required level of procurement (selection limit) remained at the same 90 percent, customers may defer only 10% of their monthly norm of diamond purchases, he
Blom Expects JCK Show to Provide Solid Results
Antwerp: World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) President Ernie Blom believes the May 29-June 1 JCK Show in Las Vegas will show that the U.S. market is solid and providing a strong base at a time of varied challenges for the global diamond industry. “With other large markets proving to be somewhat weak currently, it is critical that the United
