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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 Felicitated Piyush Goyal and Jitin Prasada
New Delhi: A delegation of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), led by its Chairman Mr. Kirit Bhansali recently felicitated Commerce & Industry Minister Mr. Piyush Goyal and MoS Mr. Jitin Prasada in New Delhi on the successful completion of the India–USA Interim Agreement. The conversations were directed toward scaling exports and fortifying India’s gem & jewellery trade
Namibia Joins Luanda Accord: GJEPC, DMCC to Become Members of NDC
Cape Town: The Luanda Accord held its second high-level meeting at the African Mining Indaba 2026, marking an expansion of collective action in support of global generic marketing for natural diamonds, led by the Natural Diamond Council (NDC). The Accord brings together diamond-producing governments and industry stakeholders committed to sustained investment in protecting and promoting the natural diamond category. Its
When Love is the Feeling, Gift must be Platinum!
Mumbai: When love is intentional, enduring, and deeply felt, it deserves a symbol that reflects its significance. Platinum stands apart as the metal of love – resilient and lasting, naturally white, with jewellery that is uncompromisingly pure. This Valentine’s season, Platinum Love Bands spotlights women’s platinum rings – each designed to convey what makes ‘her’ special…celebrating your love for her, and the woman that she
India-US Reach Framework for an Interim Agreement
Mumbai: India’s gem& jewellery (G&J) industry is elated by the announcement of zero-duty access for diamonds and coloured gemstones to the US under the Interim Agreement framework — a decisive turning point that breathes new life into the sector. The diamond sector had taken a severe hit over the past year, with India’s cut and polished diamond exports to the
GSI Launches B2B GSI Stock Exchange Platform
Mumbai: Gemological Science International (GSI), one of the gemological organizations, has introduced the cutting-edge B2B GSI Stock Exchange. This platform is meticulously crafted to aid jewellery manufacturers in efficiently sourcing goods for their GSI certified jewelry programs, providing a vital resource for seamless transactions within the industry. The GSI Stock Exchange offers both natural and lab-grown diamonds in its diverse
IIGJ Launches Pearl Identification Service
Jaipur: IIGJ-Research & Laboratories Centre (IIGJ-RLC), a unit of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has launched the much awaited service of pearl identification in Jaipur on 7th March 2024. Mr. Vipul Shah, Chairman of the GJEPC, along with Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Vice Chairman (GJEPC), Mr. Nirmal Kumar Bardiya, Regional Chairman (GJEPC Rajasthan Region), Dr. Nawal Kishore Agrawal,
India’s 1st Mega CFC for G&J Ind. Opens
Mumbai: India’s first Mega Common Facility Centre opens in SEEPZ SEZ Mumbai for the gem & jewellery industry. Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon. Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Govt of India, graced the commencement ceremony of Bharat Ratnam, India’s pioneering Mega Common Facility Centre (CFC) situated in SEEPZ SEZ, Mumbai. Bharat Ratnam
Devendra Fadnavis Inaugurates G&J Training & Skilling Centre
Ratnagiri: Mr. Devendra Fadnavis (Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra) and Mr. Uday Samant (Hon’ble Minister of Industries) inaugurated a gem and Jewellery (G&J) training & skilling center in Ratnagiri. This initiative has been spearheaded by the apex trade body Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) sponsored by the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry. As India is being
