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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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Momentum is Building for Basilia Jewellery & Watch Fair
Basel: Three months after its launch, it is clear that Basilia Jewellery & Watch Fair, organised by Informa Markets and MCH Group, meets a strong need with its gateway trade fair for the jewellery, watch and gemstone industries in Asia and Europe. Strong market demand has already brought exhibitor registrations to 70% of the target for the inaugural edition, which
Men of Platinum Expands Collection with New Designs
Mumbai: Platinum Guild International (PGI) India has unveiled a new Men of Platinum collection featuring chains, pendants, bracelets and rings designed for men at different stages of their journey. Endorsed by Rohit Sharma and Anirudh Ravichander in the brand’s new campaign, the collection brings to life a central belief: enduring success is forged through character—the conviction to forge your own
De Beers and Botswana Extend Partnership with Letsile Tebogo
London: De Beers Group and the Government of the Republic of Botswana today announced the extension of De Beers’ partnership with Olympic champion and Botswana sporting icon Letsile Tebogo. Originally launched in January 2025, when Tebogo was appointed a De Beers Global Ambassador, the partnership has now been expanded into a three-year programme of work between De Beers and the
Divine Solitaires, SGL Launch ‘Know Your Diamond’ Zone
Mumbai: The initiative equips Divine Solitaires’ reputed partner jewellers with advanced screening technology that can help verify key characteristics of diamonds,including whether a diamond is natural or laboratory-grown, checking laser inscriptions andverifying Hearts & Arrows (H&A). The screening machines will be provided as inventory to premium Divine Solitaires partner jewellers, enabling consumers to access the technology free of charge at
Bitcoin Tech Used to Combat Diamond Fraud
London: A new fraud detection company called Everledger is utilizing Bitcoin blockchain technology to prevent insurance fraud. How will they do it? The company focuses on 40 metadata points in addition to the 4Cs (color, cut, clarity and carat weight) that identify a diamond. Laboratory houses digitize a diamond on the basis of these parameters and Everledger then takes the
World’s 1st Electronic Exchange for Diamond Market
Singapore: Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange Pte Ltd (SDiX) announced recently the upcoming launch of the world’s first commodities exchange in physically settled diamonds in Singapore, targeted to go ‘live’ in September 2015. The SDiX platform, the first of its kind globally, will utilize proven exchange technology to create a new marketplace for the global diamond trade, and is designed to
Namibia Establishing New Sales-Marketing Co.
Windhoek: Namibia is setting up new diamond sales and marketing company, according to reports in the Namibian press. The new company is called /Nore /Uis and was revealed by the country’s Minister of Mines and Energy Obed Kandjoze, reported New Era. The move follows a change in the sales and marketing agreement between the Namibian government and De Beers, which
The Top 10 Wealthiest Jewellers in India
Mumbai: T. S. Kalayanaraman, the chairman and managing director of Kalyan Jewellers, claimed the top spot on a Wealth-X list of India’s wealthiest jewellers released today with a personal fortune of US$1.3 billion. Kalayanaraman opened his first jewellery shop in Thrissur City in 1993 with only US$100,000 of capital, and his business has since expanded to 32 showrooms across South
