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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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World Diamond Congress in Singapore from July 12
Singapore: The next World Diamond Congress, a joint assembly of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), will be held July 12-15, 2026, at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre. “We are excited to hold this pivotal industry gathering once again in Singapore,” Fabio Cascapera, President of the Diamond Exchange of Singapore (DES),
IIGJ Lab Simplifies Ruby Treatment Description
New Delhi: IIGJ Lab is committed to serve the Gem & Jewellery Industry by providing independent quality assessment of Gemstones & Jewellery. IIGJ’s Ruby Identification service is well known and is availed by gemstone manufacturers, traders, and retailers. Effective 6th November 2025, IIGJ Lab (A Project by GJEPC India) sponsored by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India has
GJEPC Headed G&J Sector During President’s Botswana Visit
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) headed the gem and jewellery (G&J) sector’s presence during President Smt. Droupadi Murmu’s state visit to Botswana from 11 to 14 November. As part of Indian delegation, led by South Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SGCCI), Mr. Jayanti Savaliya, Regional Chairman – Gujarat, GJEPC, was heading a team representing the
Sky Gold Registers Growth Oriented Q2 Results
Mumbai: Sky Gold and Diamonds Limited (BSE: 541967 | NSE: SKYGOLD), listed B2B Gold Jewellery manufacturer recently announced its Q2FY26 results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. With a solid Q1FY25, the company has continued Q2FY26 with a strong growth momentum, backed by rising exports, capacity enhancement plans, and deeper retail partnerships across India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. (All figures in ₹ crore unless otherwise stated) Particulars(₹ Crores) Q2’FY26 Q2’FY25 Y-o-Y Q1 FY26 Q-o-Q Revenue 1484.5 768.8 93.1% 1131 31.2% EBITDA 99.9 38.8 157.5% 71.4 39.9% EBITDA Margin (%) 6.73% 5.1% 163bps 6.3% 43bps PAT
PGI CEO Huw Daniel to Retire
New York: Platinum Guild International (PGI), the jewellery industry’s authority on the world’s most precious metal, has announced that its longtime chief executive, Huw Daniel, will retire at the end of March, after twenty one years with the organization. Originally from Wales, Mr. Daniel spent a large portion of his career in advertising, working in both Europe and Asia, for
Artisan Awards 2024 on 12-13 Feb
Mumbai: Come and fall in love with Design once again this Valentine’s Day! The Year’s biggest Wearable Artworks & Crafts Design Fest will be celebrated at The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council’s Artisan Design Jewellery Awards 2024 on 12-13 February at the Ice Factory, Ballard Estate in South Mumbai. Among many design themes, ‘Jewellery as Art’ will take centre-stage
GJEPC Welcomes Interim Budget
New Delhi: India’s Finance Minister (FM) Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman yesterday presented Union Budget 2024 in Parliament. This is an interim budget as it came just ahead of the General Elections. No changes were announced in the tax slabs in both old and new regime. This was Nirmala Sitharaman’s sixth Union Budget. The full-fledged budget will be presented by the new government that
India’s Gold Demand in 2023 Declined by 3%
Mumbai: The World Gold Council’s (WGC) Gold Demand Trends report reveals that annual gold demand (excluding OTC) fell to 4,448t in 2023, down just 5% from a notably strong 2022. When factoring in demand from the OTC markets and other sources, total demand climbed to a new annual record at 4,899t. Investment from this more opaque source of demand supported
