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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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BDB Pays Tribute on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Mumbai: the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) solemnly paid homage yesterday to the millions of Jewish lives brutally taken during World War II, marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the historic Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue in Mumbai. This global day of remembrance commemorates the liberation of Auschwitz- Birkenau and honors the memory of the six million Jews and countless others who were
India Should Focus on Incremental Changes in KP
Mumbai (By Suresh Chotai): More than two decades after the Kimberley Process (KP) was born, the diamond industry still faces an uncomfortable truth: the global system designed to keep “Conflict diamonds” out of the market is stuck in the past. The Kimberley Process defines conflict diamonds narrowly—stones used by rebel movements to finance wars against legitimate governments. That definition made
EU Eliminates Duty on Indian G&J Imports
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has welcomed the elimination of import duties on Indian gem and jewellery products under the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This removes 2-4% duties on precious jewellery, unleashing huge export potential with the 27-member EU bloc—home to the world’s elite buyers. India’s gem and jewellery (G&J) exports accounted for USD 30
Paola De Luca Holds Masterclass on Artisan Awards 2026 Theme ‘Quantum Couture’
Mumbai: Paola De Luca, a globally recognised jewellery trend forecaster and Founder of The Futurist LLC, led an online masterclass on 23 January that drew over 200 participants, helping designers interpret Quantum Couture, the theme for The Artisan Jewellery Design Awards 2026. Curated as a preparatory session ahead of submissions, the masterclass explained how the theme, Quantum Couture – Re-Engineering Beauty and Cultural Codes,
Gemfields Announces Recent Auction Results
London: Gemfields recently announced the results of its auction, which primarily featured commercial-quality sapphire, corundum, and ruby. Held from 2 to 4 September 2024, the auction generated significant positive outcomes, particularly for lower-priced rough gems. The auction achieved a total revenue of USD 2.3 million, with 5.7 million carats (equivalent to 1,130 kilograms) offered across 10 lots, all of which
New Benefits Now Available for Courier Exports
New Delhi: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) under the Dept. of Revenue, Ministry of Finance has issued a circular introducing a new system that extends export-related benefits, including Duty Drawback, Remission of Duties or Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP), and Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies on Export of Goods (RoSCTL), to exports made
Gem-A Launches Autumn Issue of The Journal of Gemmology
London: The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has launched the latest issue of its academic publication, The Journal of Gemmology (Volume 39, No. 3, 2024). Released digitally on September 12, this issue contains news and research from the international gemmological community, including an article reviewing Bohemian garnet (Cr-bearing pyrope) from the Czech Republic. Mined since the fifth century CE, Bohemian garnet
Register for Artisan Awards 2025
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has organized the 2025 Artisan Awards. It presents the following theme for designers to create, play & push the limits of design: Indian jewellery craft techniques have long been revered for their intricacy, cultural significance, and timeless beauty. In the global contemporary jewellery landscape, these techniques are being revived and reimagined
