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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
De Beers Diamond Sales Up by 7.6% in 5th Cycle
Gaborone: The De Beers has announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for its fifth sales cycle of 2022, amounting to $650 million, which is 7.6% higher compared with $604 million earned in the fourth sales cycle. Owing to the restrictions on the movement of people and products in various jurisdictions around the globe, De
"KP is Not Fit for the Porpose": KPCSC
“The fact that the KP is unable to even discuss whether it should continue certifying Russian diamonds as conflict-free, reaffirms what we have been denouncing for years: That the world’s conflict diamond scheme is no longer fit for purpose,” Michel Yoboue, KPCSC coordinator, told KP delegates at a meeting in Botswana yesterday. “The silence of the KP over the Ukraine
India has Recycling-Refining Capacity of 1800 tonnes
Mumbai: The World Gold Council (WGC) today launched a report titled ‘Gold refining and recycling’, as part of a series of in-depth analysis on the Indian gold market. The report highlights that amidst India’s growing demand for gold, recycling will continue to be key and the refining industry, which is currently stabilising after a period of change, will witness steady development.
WDC Board Extends Terms of Elected Officers
New York: Meeting in video-conference on June 16, 2022, the Board of Directors of the World Diamond Council (WDC) has decided that, in light of the unusual set of circumstances currently prevalent, including those precipitated by the COVID pandemic, the terms of President Edward Asscher, Vice President Feriel Zerouki and Treasurer Ronnie VanderLinden, which were scheduled to terminate this year,
