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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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JGA 2026 Opened in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Nearly 1,100 exhibitors from around 30 countries and regions have gathered at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre to showcase their latest collections to international buyers at Jewellery & Gem ASIA Hong Kong (JGA) 2026, which runs until Sunday, June 21, 2026. Organised by Informa Markets Jewellery, Asia’s No.1 mid-year B2B jewellery buying destination brings together two co-located
IFSCA Permits GJEPC RCMC Holders to Import Gold, Silver Through IIBX
Mumbai: The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), the unified regulator overseeing financial activities in GIFT City, has accepted key recommendations made by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), allowing holders of a valid Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) to access bullion imports through the India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX). Under a revised circular issued on 15 June 2026, valid
A Webinar on IIBX Gold Supply Mechanism
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in association with IIBX, is organizing a webinar on “IIBX Gold Supply Mechanism for GJEPC Members and SEZ Units” on 19th June 2026 to provide insights into the gold procurement framework through the India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX). The webinar is scheduled from 3 pm onwards. Mr. Ashok Kumar Gautam, MD
Central Banks Set to Step up Gold Buying over the Next Year
London: The World Gold Council’s (WGC) annual Central Banks Gold Reserves Survey reveals that 89% of reserve managers expect global central bank gold holdings to continue increasing over the next 12 months. With gold recently overtaking US government bonds as the top reserve asset, the findings point to continued momentum in central bank demand for gold. That confidence is also
VicenzaOro Dubai from 14th April 2016
Dubai: VICENZAORO DUBAI (VOD), organized by DV Global Link – a joint-venture company between Fiera di Vicenza and the DUBAI World Trade Centre (DWTC), will “open a new chapter in the worldwide jewellery industry” as the unique networking platform designed for the Jewellery Business Community in Dubai; one of the world’s top trading hubs for gold, jewellery, gemstones and diamonds.
SA to Boost Black Involvement in Diamond Sector
Johannesburg: A new South African association has been launched to increase the involvement of young, mainly black entrepreneurs in processing and manufacturing rough diamonds. The South African Young Diamond Beneficiators’ Guild, which was launched at the recently held first South African Diamond Indaba, aims to help start-ups led by mainly black entrepreneurs to cut and polish diamonds. The creation of
Two in Custody over GIA Report Hacking
Mumbai: The GIA has announced that two former employees of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are in custody in connection with the alteration of 1,042 of the lab’s grading reports. The police informed GIA that the investigation has reached a point where it may now publish the client accounts that submitted the diamonds in question. A list of the invalidated reports
GJEPC and BDB Host Delegation from Botswana
Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) hosted a delegation from Botswana, led by its Vice President, HE Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi on October 26th 2015, at the Bourse Complex in Mumbai. At the meeting, attending by representatives of some of the largest member companies of the two organizations, Praveenshankar Pandya, Chairman
