The Tariff Lag Effect: Why MCX Prices are Still Below

The week ending May 22 was the digestion week. After the policy shock of the previous week (the steepest gold import duty hike on record, a record-low rupee, and a tightening of the Advance Authorisation scheme), price action paused. MCX gold gained just 0.1%, silver was essentially flat. COMEX gold and silver both declined modestly, by 0.8% and 1.7% respectively. The week’s headline numbers reveal almost nothing about what is actually happening in the Indian gold market right now. The

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The Tariff Lag Effect: Why MCX Prices are Still Below

The week ending May 22 was the digestion week. After the policy shock of the previous week (the steepest gold import duty hike on record, a record-low rupee, and a tightening of the Advance Authorisation scheme), price action paused. MCX gold gained just 0.1%, silver was essentially flat. COMEX gold and silver both declined modestly, by 0.8% and 1.7% respectively. The week’s headline numbers reveal almost nothing about what is actually happening in the Indian gold market right now. The

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GJSCI and WJA to Organise ‘Design Connect’

Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI), in conjunction with Women’s Jewellery Association (WJA) – India Chapter, has announced that it will organise ‘Design Connect’, a one-day event for jewellery designers to help connect and collaborate with manufacturers and retailers, at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai, on 26th June, 2019. The event will begin with a panel discussion

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Knowledge Seminar on Diamonds by GIA

Pune: Jewellery connoisseur Shilpa Agarwal EFX recently hosted “A Date with Diamonds,” a knowledge seminar on diamonds, organised by GIA India (Gemmological Institute of America) – the world’s foremost authority in gemmology and the creator of the 4Cs of Diamond Quality – Colour, Clarity, Cut and Carat Weight. Ms. Nirupa Bhatt, Managing Director of GIA India and Middle East, presented

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Pink Diamonds Outperformed Blues & Yellows in Q1

New York: The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) has announced the results of the Q1 2019 Fancy Color Diamond Index. The overall prices decreased by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2019, influenced by a decrease in the Yellow category. Pink Diamonds increased by 0.5%, Blue Diamonds showed a very slight decrease of 0.2%, and Yellow Diamonds decreased by 1.5%.

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DPA Releases 1st Independent Research Report

Mumbai: The Diamond Producers Association (DPA), a global alliance of the leading diamond mining companies, which represents 75% of the world’s diamond production, has released its first independent research report on Members’ impact on local communities, employees and the environment. The report, authored by Trucost and titled The Socioeconomic and Environmental Impact of Large-Scale Diamond Mining,is the world’s first comprehensive

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GJSCI and WJA to Organise ‘Design Connect’

Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI), in conjunction with Women’s Jewellery Association (WJA) – India Chapter, has announced that it will organise ‘Design Connect’, a one-day event for jewellery designers to help connect and collaborate with manufacturers and retailers, at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai, on 26th June, 2019. The event will begin with a panel discussion

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Knowledge Seminar on Diamonds by GIA

Pune: Jewellery connoisseur Shilpa Agarwal EFX recently hosted “A Date with Diamonds,” a knowledge seminar on diamonds, organised by GIA India (Gemmological Institute of America) – the world’s foremost authority in gemmology and the creator of the 4Cs of Diamond Quality – Colour, Clarity, Cut and Carat Weight. Ms. Nirupa Bhatt, Managing Director of GIA India and Middle East, presented

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Pink Diamonds Outperformed Blues & Yellows in Q1

New York: The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) has announced the results of the Q1 2019 Fancy Color Diamond Index. The overall prices decreased by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2019, influenced by a decrease in the Yellow category. Pink Diamonds increased by 0.5%, Blue Diamonds showed a very slight decrease of 0.2%, and Yellow Diamonds decreased by 1.5%.

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DPA Releases 1st Independent Research Report

Mumbai: The Diamond Producers Association (DPA), a global alliance of the leading diamond mining companies, which represents 75% of the world’s diamond production, has released its first independent research report on Members’ impact on local communities, employees and the environment. The report, authored by Trucost and titled The Socioeconomic and Environmental Impact of Large-Scale Diamond Mining,is the world’s first comprehensive

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