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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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14th IIJS Signature Inaugurated in Mumbai
Mumbai: Chief Guest Hon’ble Commerce and Industry Minister Mr. Piyush Goyal through a video conference inaugurated the 14th edition of IIJS Signature 2022 today along with Mr. Parshottam Rupala, Hon’ble Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Govt. of India; Mrs. Darshana Jardosh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways & Textiles; Mr. Gopal Shetty, Member of Parliament; Mr. Vipul Bansal, Joint Secretary , Department of Commerce, Govt. of India; Mr. Colin
Media Takes IIJS Signature Pre-Show Walk-Through
Mumbai: Shailesh Sangani, Convener, National Exhibitions, GJEPC, invited the trade media for a walking tour of the IIJS Signature facilities at NESCO, Goregaon, on 16th February, two days prior to its inauguration. The entire event was planned and executed in 3 weeks flat, and the Convener felt it was necessary to highlight the behind-the-scenes work that has gone into putting
WFDB Presidents Meeting from 23 Feb in Dubai
Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) will hold its bi-annual Presidents’ Meeting from February 23 – 25, 2022, at Almas Tower in Dubai. The meeting, the first in-person WFDB meeting since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, will be attended by presidents and officials from the 29 member bourses of the WFDB. It will be the concluding event
For the 1st Time, IDI to Bring Israeli Exhibitors to JGT
Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) will be bringing Israeli diamond companies to exhibit at the JGT Dubai show from February 22 – 24, 2022. This is the first time that IDI will be presenting an Israel Diamond Pavilion in a Dubai show. The Israeli companies will be showing both natural loose diamonds and diamond jewelry. They are: D.N
GJEPC Flays Surat Diamantaires on Bourse Plan
Mumbai, 22nd May: The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), of India has criticized the move by some diamantaires in Surat to shift their Mumbai operations to the proposed Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) in Surat, reports The Times of India. GJEPC chairman Vipul Shah said, “It is not the prerogative of 50 diamantaires to decide and win over others
India Raises Import Tariff Value of Gold, Silver
Mumbai: India has raised its import tariff value of gold and silver on Wednesday. Indian government has trimmed its import tariff value of gold from $421 per ten grams to $431 per 10 grams and silver from $644 per kilo gram to $ 646 per kilo gram, said the ministry of finance. Import tariff value is the base price on which
Zimbabwe Diamond Output, Sales Dipped in 2013
Harare: Zimbabwe’s diamond output declined 26.1 percent to 8.9 million carats last year, according to Equity Communications, reports Rough&Polished. The Harare-based research company said in a statement emailed told Rough&Polished that Zimbabwe was the only “major” diamond producer, which experienced a “sharp” decline in production and sales last year. It said diamond production in the Southern African country took a knock
JNA Awards 2014: Deadline for Entries Extended to 8th May
Hong Kong: JNA Awards, the annual industry-wide event that honors the innovators and leaders of the international jewellery industry, with a focus on their achievements and contribution in Asia, has now extended the deadline for accepting entries up to 8th May, 2014, an official press release issued by the organizer says. Individuals or companies may submit their entries or on behalf
