Gold up as Fed leaves rates steady, palladium scales new peak
Palladium hit an all-time high on Wednesday on concerns over tight supplies of the autocatalyst metal, while gold reversed course to rise after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged.
Spot palladium rose 0.6...
Silver demand in India set for four year high
Government cash handouts under PM-KISAN to help the white metal demand
Silver will see a resurgence in demand this year from rural Indians spending cash handouts from the government designed to aid local economies ahead...
MB&F Launches its First Women’s Watch – And It Costs $300,000
World-famous Swiss watch brand Maximilian Busser and Friends (MB&F) is going where it’s never gone before, finally launching the first MB&F timepiece for women. It’s fully set with diamonds and according to Forbes, comes...
Nirakara Jewels unveils Cocktail Collection #LMIFW AW’19
Jewellery crafted for the modern-day bride dazzled all on the second day of Lotus Makeup India Fashion Week AW’19. Unveiled by Nirakara Jewels as part of its Cocktail collection in association with Suneet Varma,...
Celebrity Indian jeweller Nirav Modi arrested in London, bail denied
The central figure in an alleged $2bn fraud that rocked India’s state-owned Punjab National Bank has been arrested in London in response to a request from New Delhi to extradite him.
Nirav Modi, a celebrity...
Debswana to Invest US$ 2 Billion in Cut-9 Project; Life of Jwaeng Mine to...
The Debswana Diamond Company (Debswana), a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Botswana and De Beers Group, announced yesterday that it will invest approximately US$ 2 billion in the Cut-9...
John Greed Jewellery braces for future without Pandora
Turnover for independent jewellery retailer, John Greed, dipped slightly for the financial year ending June 2018 2018.
The jeweller says it consolidated its activities during the year but there was a marginal reduction in both...
Gold Conference comes to New York in April
For the ninth year in a row, Initiatives in Art and Culture (IAC) has created a two-day gathering of experts and visionaries working across various fields related to gold. From journalists and jewelry designers...
India’s Polished Exports Down 3.5% in February; Jewellery Exports Marginally Up
Exports of cut and polished diamonds from India dropped by 3.51% year-on-year during the month of February 2019, while gold jewellery (plain and studded) exports rose by a marginal 1.06% y-o-y during the same...
Institute of Professional Goldsmiths appoints new chairman
The Institute of Professional Goldsmiths (IPG) has appointed Russell Lownsbrough as its new chairman, at its 36th AGM.
According to the organisation, the appointment at the meeting was “universal approval by attendees”. Wayne Meeten Danila...
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