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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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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Natural Diamond Council Becomes ‘The Diamond Collective’

Mumbai: The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) now becomes ‘The Diamond Collective’ unveiling a new global strategy to reconnect natural diamonds with culture, strengthen consumer confidence and drive long-term relevancy. Shaped by new CEO Amber Pepper following six months of consultation with producers, retailers, brands, creatives and consumers, the strategy responds to a fundamental shift in how people discover, value and

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GJEPC Reviews FY2025-26 Performance & Priorities

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) held its 60th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 23rd September, 2026, at the Bharat Diamond Bourse, Mumbai, in hybrid mode. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Chairman, GJEPC, in the presence of Mr. Shaunak Parikh, Vice Chairman; Mr. Anil Virani, Convener, Audit & Finance; Mr. Sabyasachi Ray, Executive

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India’s Studded Gold Jewellery Export Rises 51.22% 

Mumbai: India’s gem and jewellery exports continued their positive momentum in August 2026, with gross exports increasing 3.14% in US dollar terms and 12.52% in rupee terms year-on-year to US$ 2.30 billion (Rs. 21,945.87 crore), compared to US$ 2.23 billion (Rs. 19,503.52 crore) in August 2025, according to figures declared by Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). A notable

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JGW September Gets 4.5% Jump in Attendance

Hong Kong:  JGW September (Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong September) wrapped up yesterday shattering post-pandemic records, welcoming 57,632 “unique” buyers during its week-long run across two locations − a 4.5% increase over the previous edition, show organizer Informa Markets announced today. Staged as a massive dual-venue showcase, the B2B event ran from 14 – 18 September at the Asia

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Fiera di Vicenza and WDM Sign MoU

Vicenza: The Fiera di Vicenza, Europe’s leading jewellery trade fair organizer, and the World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDM), a non-for-profit organization established in 2012 by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), secured collaboration in the realm of diamond and diamond jewellery promotion and marketing. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Saturday during the international press conference of VICENZAORO,

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ALROSA is Waiting India’s SNZ to Form

Moscow: ALROSA is waiting for the Special Notified Zone (SNZ) in India to finish forming itself, said the company’s president Andrei Zharkov to RIA Novosti. “There is a special area in India now, aimed at providing the key to expanding the presence of suppliers of rough in the local market. There are preferential customs conditions there for supply of rough

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Gem-A Gets JTV as Conference Platinum Sponsors

London: The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has announced that the American jewellery TV giant, Jewelry Television (JTV) will be the Platinum Sponsor for its upcoming Conference 2015 incorporating the Federation for European Education in Gemmology’s (FEEG) 18th International Symposium of Gemmology, held at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in Marylebone, London from 21–22 November 2015. Welcoming

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GIA Plans Melee Screening Service

Ramat Gan: The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) lab will soon have the ability to mass-screen smaller stones to check for synthetics, chief laboratory and research officer Thomas M. Moses said in a speech delivered Aug. 31 at the Israel Diamond Exchange. “Later this year, we will be taking delivery of our first high-speed screening [device] for small diamonds,” Moses

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