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Silver Leads the Recovery: Bearish Move Shows First Signs of Exhaustion
Macro Snapshot: The week ending May 1 was dominated by Powell’s final FOMC meeting on April 28-29, which delivered the headline outcome markets expected — a hold at 3.50-3.75% — but with a far more contentious internal split than anticipated. The committee voted 8-4 to hold (some sources reported 11-1, but the dissent count of four is firmer), with Stephen Miran preferring an immediate quarter-point cut and three others — Hammack, Kashkari, Logan — supporting the hold but opposing the
Silver Leads the Recovery: Bearish Move Shows First Signs of Exhaustion
Macro Snapshot: The week ending May 1 was dominated by Powell’s final FOMC meeting on April 28-29, which delivered the headline outcome markets expected — a hold at 3.50-3.75% — but with a far more contentious internal split than anticipated. The committee voted 8-4 to hold (some sources reported 11-1, but the dissent count of four is firmer), with Stephen Miran preferring an immediate quarter-point cut and three others — Hammack, Kashkari, Logan — supporting the hold but opposing the
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GJEPC Unhappy with 3% GST on Diamonds
Mumbai: Mr. Praveenshankar Pandya, Chairman of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has expressed the Council’s unhappiness against the 3% GST levied on diamonds along with gold and silver. In an official statement issued by the Council, he said, “With respect to 0.25% GST on rough diamonds, Council feels that taxing diamonds is a retrograde step and not
India’s G&J Industry Welcomes GST Rate at 3%
Mumbai: All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) highly appreciated the Government’s decision to fix the Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 3% for the Jewellery trade and industry. Expressing his satisfaction, Mr. Nitin Khandelwal, Chairman, GJF said, “This is a landmark day for the jewellery sector as the Government rightly kept the overall tax burden low in the
GST on Gold, Silver, Diamonds Fixed at 3 Per Cent
New Delhi: Gold and silver in India will be taxed at 3 per cent under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, the Finance Ministry Mr. Arun Jailtley announced after a meeting of the GST Council on Saturday. Addressing the press after a meeting that saw the council clear six pending tax rates, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the central government
US Diamond Jewellery Demand Hits $41 Billion High
New York: Total diamond jewellery demand from US consumers increased 4.4 per cent in 2016 to exceed US$40 billion for the first time, according to industry insight data published yesterday by De Beers Group. While slower US GDP growth in the first quarter of 2017 is likely to have impacted diamond jewellery demand in the short term, the US has
GJEPC Unhappy with 3% GST on Diamonds
Mumbai: Mr. Praveenshankar Pandya, Chairman of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has expressed the Council’s unhappiness against the 3% GST levied on diamonds along with gold and silver. In an official statement issued by the Council, he said, “With respect to 0.25% GST on rough diamonds, Council feels that taxing diamonds is a retrograde step and not
India’s G&J Industry Welcomes GST Rate at 3%
Mumbai: All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) highly appreciated the Government’s decision to fix the Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 3% for the Jewellery trade and industry. Expressing his satisfaction, Mr. Nitin Khandelwal, Chairman, GJF said, “This is a landmark day for the jewellery sector as the Government rightly kept the overall tax burden low in the
GST on Gold, Silver, Diamonds Fixed at 3 Per Cent
New Delhi: Gold and silver in India will be taxed at 3 per cent under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, the Finance Ministry Mr. Arun Jailtley announced after a meeting of the GST Council on Saturday. Addressing the press after a meeting that saw the council clear six pending tax rates, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the central government
US Diamond Jewellery Demand Hits $41 Billion High
New York: Total diamond jewellery demand from US consumers increased 4.4 per cent in 2016 to exceed US$40 billion for the first time, according to industry insight data published yesterday by De Beers Group. While slower US GDP growth in the first quarter of 2017 is likely to have impacted diamond jewellery demand in the short term, the US has
