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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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IGM Appoints Nirakar Chand as MD of BullionX
Mumbai: India Gold Metaverse (IGM) today announced the appointment of former CEO of Diamond India Ltd., Mr. Nirakar Chand, as the Managing Director of its bullion market vertical, BullionX™, which is a technology-enabled ecosystem for modern bullion markets. Earlier in his career, Mr. Chand had spent 22 years at State Bank of India (SBI) — 6 years in Bullion and
CIBJO Unveils Artworks of Reena Ahluwalia Celebrating Centenary Year
Vicenza: As a highlight of the opening day of the 2026 CIBJO Congress, that began on the 4th September, 2026 in Vicenza (Italy), two dedicated creations by the noted Canadian visual artist Reena Ahluwalia, celebrating the Centenary Year of the World Jewellery Confederation (WDC) were unveiled. Both creations were donated to the collection of the Museo del Gioiello –the jewellery
Senco Gold with Olocker Provide Jewellery Insurance
Mumbai: Senco Gold & Diamonds has partnered with Olocker, India’s first dedicated jewellery insurance platform, to offer free jewellery insurance to its customers, protecting purchases against risks such as snatching, robbery, and housebreaking. On the surface, it’s a simple value-add: buy jewellery from Senco, get it insured, at no extra cost. But the thinking behind it is more personal —
CIBJO Centenary Congress Calls for Standards, Sustainability & Consumer Confidence
Vicenza: The 2026 CIBJO Centenary Congress opened in Vicenza with welcome addresses from Italian government and industry leaders, who congratulated the World Jewellery Confederation on its first 100 years and highlighted the importance of standards, sustainability and consumer confidence to the global gems and jewellery industry. The congress, being held at the Fiera di Vicenza during the VICENZAORO jewellery show,
Tirupati Temple Body Seeks Amendments to GMS
New Delhi: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, which manages the Sri Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala, wants the central government to make some amendments in the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) so that it can invest its huge gold reserves. The investment committee of the TTD, which met here on Saturday, felt that the amendments should be made “for at least charitable and
IDE President Announces New Team
Ramat Gan: Yoram Dvash, the newly elected President of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) announced this week that he had completed his round of appointments of functionaries on the board and of the heads of the IDE committees. The make-up of the IDE Presidium and Board is: Yoram Dvash, President; Yehezkel Blum, Executive Vice President; Shalom Papir, Senior Deputy President;
Dubai Signs MoU
Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Economy, MoE, and the Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre, DMCC, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to support and enhance cooperation and coordination between the two sides concerning the supervision of import, export and transit of rough diamonds to and from the country, in line with the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme on the international trade of
Russia’s Rough Exports -18% in First 9 Months ’15
Moscow: The Russian Federation exported 20.38 million carats of rough in the first 9 months of 2015, which is 17.6% lower than in the same period of 2014, according to the data based on Kimberley Process certificates published by the Ministry of Finance. Russia’s rough exports reached 5.416 million carats in the third quarter of 2015 (down 28% year-on-year). In
