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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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Divine Solitaires, SGL Launch ‘Know Your Diamond’ Zone
Mumbai: The initiative equips Divine Solitaires’ reputed partner jewellers with advanced screening technology that can help verify key characteristics of diamonds,including whether a diamond is natural or laboratory-grown, checking laser inscriptions andverifying Hearts & Arrows (H&A). The screening machines will be provided as inventory to premium Divine Solitaires partner jewellers, enabling consumers to access the technology free of charge at
Sky Gold & Diamonds Acquires Purvi Gems
Mumbai: Sky Gold & Diamonds Ltd., (Sky Gold) one of India’s leading jewellery manufacturers and exporters, has successfully completed the acquisition of 100% equity shares of Purvi Gems & Jewellery (India) Private Limited, a company engaged in the manufacturing of uncut and precia jewellery and related products. Following the completion of the acquisition on October 7, 2026, Sky Gold is
‘UNNATI’ to Power Women in G&J Industry
Surat: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of India’s gem and jewellery industry, yesterday launched ‘UNNATI – Powering Women in Gems & Jewellery’, a national mission to drive women in the sector learn, lead and grow as skilled professionals, entrepreneurs and future leaders. Beginning with its Gujarat chapter at Sardar Patel Smruti Bhavan, Surat, UNNATI
QDE Widens its Scope with CIBJO Membership
Doha: The Qatar Diamond Exchange (QDE) has been admitted to membership of CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO), the international jewellery industry’s principal representative and standards-setting body. QDE joins as a National Association Member, extending the exchange’s international standing beyond the diamond trade into the wider diamond, coloured gemstone and jewellery sector. QDE’s membership was approved in CIBJO’s centenary year.
World Diamond Congress Opens in Dubai
Dubai: The 37th World Diamond Congress, the biennial meeting of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) opened in Dubai on Tuesday. Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre (DMCC) executive chairman and Kimberley Process chair, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, said that Dubai was a significant hub located in a pivotal point between East and West. He added
Namibia and De Beers Sign Sales Agreement
Gaborone: The Government of the Republic of Namibia and The De Beers Group of Companies yesterday signed a new 10-year sales agreement for the sorting, valuing and sales of Namdeb Holdings’ diamonds. The sales agreement is the longest ever signed between the two partners. Namibia will see a significant increase in rough diamonds made available for beneficiation as a result
India to Start SGB Trading from May End
New Delhi: The government on Monday said trading of the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) will begin by the end of the month and the fourth tranche of the scheme will be launched thereafter. The decision to launch the trading of the SGB by May-end was taken at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das recently
WFDB Gives Schedule of World Diamond Congress
Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has announced the schedule for the 37th World Diamond Congress, the biennial meeting of the WFDB and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), which takes place in Dubai from May 16 to 19. The first day of the Congress is taken up with meetings of the WFDB’s major committees: the Judicial, Trade
