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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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Miners Likely to Cut Rough Prices Further: Moody’s
Mumbai: Rough diamond producers will have to slash prices further as a 28 percent slump from a peak in 2014 may be insufficient to revive demand, according to Moody’s Investors Service. Miners will remain under pressure over the next 12 to 18 months because of slowing jewelry sales and cutters and polishers’ reduced access to credit, which have caused a
NDMC to be Formed in Surat Also
Mumbai: The Diamond Detection Expo & Symposium (DDES) 2015 opened at the BDB today with Praveenshankar Pandya, Chairman GJEPC and Anoop Mehta, President BDB strongly reiterating that the Indian diamond industry stood firmly committed to taking all steps necessary to prevent undisclosed mixing and establish separate footprints for natural and synthetic diamonds as this would help maintain consumer confidence in
Kalyan Jewellers Supports Hsg. for Unprivileged
Thrissur: Kalyan Jewellers, India’s leading and trusted jewellery brand has pledged its support for the Indian Government’s Housing for All: Mission 2022programme. Mr. T.S. Kalyanaraman, Chairman and Managing Director of Kalyan Jewellers met Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, and shared Kalyan Jewellers’ endeavour to support housing for the underprivileged, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility. Kalyan
Dominion’s 3Q Profit -90% As Ekati Margins Slump
Toronto: Dominion Diamond Corporation reported a 90 percent drop in profit year on year to $3.4 million in the third quarter that ended on October 31, 2015 as margins declined at the company’s Canadian mines, reports Rapaport. Overall revenue declined 35 percent, mainly due to a large drop in the average price per carat of sales from the Ekati Diamond
Limira Enters Jewellery Market with E-commerce-only Model
Surat: LIMIRA, a new-age, design-led lab-grown diamond jewellery brand, announced its launch in India with an e-commerce-only model built around design, individuality and storytelling transparency. The brand brings modern diamond jewellery directly to consumers, creating a digital-first experience designed around how consumers increasingly discover, evaluate and purchase jewellery. The launch comes at a time when India’s diamonds and jewellery industry
GJC Seeks Immediate Review on Hallmarking Charges
Mumbai: All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) has expressed strong concern over the increase in gold hallmarking charges from ₹45 to ₹75 per article and has urged the Government and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to immediately review the decision and retain the existing charge pending stakeholder consultation. The increase has been notified through the Bureau of Indian Standards (Hallmarking) Amendment Regulations, 2026,
The Solitaire Festival of India’26 Concludes on High Note
Mumbai: Divine Solitaires has successfully concluded the 2026 edition of The Solitaire Festival of India (TSFI), its flagship annual consumer and retail engagement initiative, following a month-long celebration from 1st to 31st August2026. With participation from over 200 partner jewellery stores across 100+ cities in India, the festival brought together consumers and retail partners through a nationwide celebration of natural diamond
QDE Extends Bourse Network into Europe
Vicenza: The Qatar Diamond Exchange (QDE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Borsa Diamanti d’Italia (Diamond Bourse of Italy), establishing a strategic partnership between the two bourses. The agreement was signed during the CIBJO Centenary Congress, held in Vicenza, Italy, from 4 to 7 September 2026, by Ghanim Nasser Al-Saadi, Director of the Qatar Diamond Exchange, and Luigi
