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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
‘Antwerp’s Most Brilliant’ Continues to Grow
Antwerp: In 2013, the City of Antwerp – in collaboration with AWDC, certification body KIWA, Ars Nobilis and FPS Economy – launched the Antwerp’s Most Brilliant (AMB) quality label. This label honors jewelers that continually go the extra yard to provide their customers a reliable and high quality product. Today we can confirm that the label is fully established. The
AGTA Awards Adds New Category for Silver Jewelry
New York: The 2016 AGTA (American Gem Trade Association) Spectrum Awards will feature a new category highlighting silver jewelry. The new category, sponsored by the Silver Promotion Service (SPS), will be called Savor Silver and will honor “exceptionally designed silver jewelry incorporating natural colored gemstones or cultured pearls.” “The SPS is proud to become one of the sponsors of this
Zimbabwe Govt. Urged to Cease Rough Exports
Harare: With preparations being finalized for the Zimbabwe Diamond Technology Centre (ZDTC) to open a cutting and polishing center serving the southern African region, the chairman of ZDTC, Mr. Lovemore Kurotwi, has called for the government to cease exporting rough diamonds in order to maximise profits through beneficiation. He claimed that Zimbabwe was losing millions of dollars and missing out
Will Gold Prices Plunge Next Year?
Mumbai: Gold prices may plunge to $800 an ounce by the end of next year as investors are likely to turn extremely bearish on the yellow metal prices amid a strengthening US dollar. The prices of precious metal are estimated to fall to $1,000 an ounce by December this year, from the current level of $1,140 an ounce, according to
