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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De Beers to Relaunch Institute of Diamonds at IIJS

Mumbai: Are you attending the India International Jewellery Show Premiere (IIJS) 2025 this July? If so, make sure to save the date for the De Beers Group ‘Show & Tell’ event being held in partnership with the India Natural Diamond Retailers Alliance (INDRA). India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) is organizing the IIJS from 30th July to 4th

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NDC Unveils Fancy Color Diamond Report

Paris: The Natural Diamond Council (NDC), in partnership with Choron Group and the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF), has unveiled a groundbreaking report celebrating fancy colour diamonds. Released to coincide with Paris Couture Week, the Fancy Colour Diamond Report casts a global spotlight on these exceptionally rare and natural gems. This is the first comprehensive report of its kind, offering

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Platinum BSM Ignites Fresh Momentum for India’s Jewellery Market

Kochi: Platinum Guild International (PGI) India recently concluded the 2025 edition of its annual Platinum Buyer-Seller Meet (BSM) on a high note in Kochi, bringing together leading industry voices right from key manufacturers to major jewellery retail partners from across the country. The event continued its legacy as a key platform for platinum jewellery manufacturers and retailers to collaborate on

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GJEPC Proposes Sector Priorities to Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Chairman of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), along with Mr. Sabyasachi Ray, Executive Director, GJEPC, met Union Commerce & Industry Minister Mr. Piyush Goyal on 30th June during an interactive meeting with Export Promotion Councils and industry associations at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. The GJEPC delegation highlighted several critical policy concerns and

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Israel’s Diamond Exports Down in 2015

Ramat Gan: Polished diamond exports from Israel fell by just over a fifth in the year 2015 from US$6,267 billion in 2014 to US$4,996 billion in 2005, according to figures released by Israel’s Diamond Controller. Net rough diamond exports from Israel were worth US$2,196 billion in 2015, marking a 28.3% decrease from rough diamond exports of US$3,061 billion in 2014.

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India Tightens Noose Round Black Money

New Delhi: In order to check the generation of black money, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) of India has notified new rules under which cash receipts and high value transactions by individuals beyond a certain threshold will have to be reported by banks and companies issuing shares or bonds to the Income Tax authorities with effect from April

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Argyle Mine in Australia will exhaust by 2020

Perth: The Argyle mine in Australia, which accounts for over 90% of world production of pink diamonds, will be exhausted by 2020, online resource Businesswire reported. According to the assessment carried out by the resource, the price of pink diamonds in the past 10 years increased annually by an average of 20%. As for the cost of yellow diamonds, over

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India’s E-Commerce Ind. to Cross $38 Bln. in 2016

Mumbai: India’s e-commerce market is likely to touch $38-billion-mark in 2016, a 67 per cent jump over the $23 billion revenue it clocked last year, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham). “Increasing internet and mobile penetration, growing acceptability of online payments and favourable demographics has provided the e-commerce sector in India the unique opportunity to companies

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