Why Is a Widening Gulf War Lifting Oil but Sinking Gold and Silver?

Macro Snapshot: The week ending 30 October brought the kind of news that once sent buyers into gold. Reuters reported the first known successful limpet-mine strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began in February, and Houthi forces claimed strikes on Saudi refineries. Washington ordered non-emergency government staff out of Saudi Arabia amid reports that US strikes on Iran could resume after the 3 November midterm elections. Brent rose 13.6% over October, with the expiring

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Why Is a Widening Gulf War Lifting Oil but Sinking Gold and Silver?

Macro Snapshot: The week ending 30 October brought the kind of news that once sent buyers into gold. Reuters reported the first known successful limpet-mine strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began in February, and Houthi forces claimed strikes on Saudi refineries. Washington ordered non-emergency government staff out of Saudi Arabia amid reports that US strikes on Iran could resume after the 3 November midterm elections. Brent rose 13.6% over October, with the expiring

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ADB Issue Can Still Be Solved

Antwerp: “There is still room to find a solution, to keep the financing levels of the Antwerp diamond sector at market conform levels.” This is AWDC’s reaction to the news that KBC will proceed with an ‘orderly wind-down’ of the Antwerp Diamond Bank. “As an umbrella organization we have been duly following the developments in this matter,” says Margaux Donckier,

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IDW in New York– Unique Diamond Sourcing Opportunity

Ramat Gan: The third edition of the Israel Diamond Week in New York, to be held November 10-13, 2014, is the last-stop-station for diamond buyers toward the holiday season, and, in the words of Reuven Kaufman, President of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York (DDC), “a grand opportunity to stock up on polished diamonds” The event, held on the

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Zimbabwe’s Diamonds Seized in Belgium

Harare: Zimbabwe risks losing 45 million U. S. dollars diamond revenue from Belgium after a South African company sued for wrongful cancellation of its platinum mining agreement with a Zimbabwe state mining firm in 2010, state media reported Thursday. Zimbabwe began trading its diamonds in Antwerp in November last year after the European Union lifted sanctions on the Zimbabwe Mining

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EGL Int’l: No Single Diamond Grading Standard Exists

Ramat Gan: There is no single international standard for diamond grading, said Israeli lab EGL International in a statement in response to recent actions by trading networks. “With regard to the Rapaport Group’s decision to delist diamond grading reports of EGL and that it views GIA as the industry standard…the use of the term standard suggests that such a standard

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Senco Gold Launches Gold Transection Platform

Kolkata: Senco Gold & Diamonds announced its entry into the physical Gold business with the launch of its own online gold transaction platform named DG Gold (https://mydigigold.com/) Gold has always been regarded as the most trusted investment instrument across generations in India. With the growing consumer preference towards the use of technology, DG Gold by Senco Gold & Diamonds is

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GJEPC Gets Govt. Support to Boost Exports

Mumbai: In an exclusive interactive session organised by the Gem and jewellery Export promotion council (GJEPC), Mr. B V R Subrahmanyam, Commerce Secretary, MOC & I , Govt of India spoke to the gem and jewellery exporters on 4th September in Mumbai. The session was also attended by Mr. Suresh Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry; Mr. Colin

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6th Mubri Annual Meeting Ended Successfully

New York: The Sixth Annual Mubri Meeting took place virtually from September 2nd to 4th, which brought together members from different countries, attending conferences with a wide range of topics on business, social responsibility, sustainability and sales strategies. Important names in the international sector shared new insights and updates on the industry after a challenging 2020 and first half of 2021. Parallel

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2021 CIBJO Congress to Take Place Virtually

Milan: CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, will hold its 2021 annual congress virtually during the first and third weeks of November, from Monday, November 1 through Thursday, November 4, and then from Monday, November 15 through Thursday, November 18. The congress will be conducted on the new Zoom Events platform, which allows congress delegates to mingle and interact in a

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