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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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GJEPC Organized IJEX FAM Programme
Dubai: The five-day Familiarization (FAM) Program by GJEPC’s India Jewellery Exposition Centre (IJEX), Dubai, provided Indian jewellery exporters with comprehensive insights into the Middle East market, focusing on regional dynamics, consumer preferences, and retail environments across the UAE. The 6th batch of the IJEX FAM Programme, initiated and facilitated under GJEPC’s Export Mentorship Programme (EMP), delivered a structured five-day immersion
Augmont Launches SPOT 2.0 for Efficient Business
Mumbai: Augmont, India’s Gold Platform has announced the launch of SPOT 2.0 — an improved trading platform application that consolidates every Augmont product and service into a single, secure, and intuitive interface. Designed specifically for jewellers, manufacturers, and retail customers, SPOT 2.0 replaces the fragmentation of multiple tools under a unified platform that puts the entire bullion trading ecosystem offered by Augmont
Lukson Jewels Grows with 25% Month on Month Expansion
Mumbai: Lukson Jewels, India’s emerging lab grown diamond (LGD) jewellery brand founded by third generation diamantaire Anand Lukhi, is witnessing accelerated growth as demand for conscious luxury and everyday fine jewellery rises among Millennial and Gen Z consumers. Backed by the 34-year legacy of the JK Star Group, the brand continues to strengthen its position within the evolving fine jewellery
GJEPC Offers Exciting Prizes at IIJS Tritiya Show
Bengaluru: Count-down has begun for the much awaited IIJS Bharat Tritiya Show at Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre to be held between 21st to 23rd March 2026. India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the organizer of the Show has added a new attraction this year offering bumper prices like Mercedes Benz, Mahindra Thar cars and many more. The Mega
ABN AMRO Bank NV to Re-Enter India
Mumbai: European entity ABN AMRO Bank has applied to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for setting up operations in India, primarily for financing the gems and jewellery sector. The regulator has given it an ‘in-principle’ nod to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary in India, reports Business Standard. Globally, ABN AMRO offers financial services to the diamond and jewellery sector through
De Beers to Upgrade Diamondview
Basel: De Beers said that its International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR) will this week reveal details of an upgraded DiamondView at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) GemFest in Basel. The instrument generates a surface fluorescence image on any stone being tested, providing information on growth history from which synthetics can be identified, it said in a
RBI Further Restricts Gold Imports
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday instructed the banks not to sell gold imported on consignment basis to jewellers on outright basis. The clarification is expected to tighten gold imports. The RBI allowed banks to import gold on consignment basis and also allowed them to provide gold metal loans to jewellers. However, banks were found importing gold
GJEPC's Workshop on Octroi Refund Procedure
Mumbai: The Trade Policy department of GJEPC will be hosting a Workshop on April 7, 2015 to familiarize the trade with the new procedures for refund of octroi that have come into effect recently. Officials from the BMC’s Octroi department will make a presentation on the new online developments in the procedures related to e-filing. The presentation will be specifically
