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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New Collaboration for KGJF 2024

Kolkata: Informa Markets is excited to announce a significant collaboration with the Calcutta Gem & Jewellery Welfare Association (CG&JWA) for the upcoming Kolkata Jewellery & Gem Fair 2024 (KJGF). This partnership represents a dynamic fusion of global expertise and local industry knowledge, aimed at delivering an exceptional event for the jewellery and gemstone sectors. The Kolkata Jewellery & Gem Fair

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CIBJO Special Report on Precious Metals

Milan: As the countdown to the 2024 CIBJO Congress in Shanghai continues, the third pre-Congress Special Report has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Precious Metals Commission headed by Vaishali Banerjee, Managing Director of PGI India, the report offers a comprehensive analysis of the gold, platinum, palladium, and silver markets over the past year. The group of precious metals showed

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India’s Imports of Russian Diamonds Increased

New Delhi: India’s imports of Russian diamonds have increased during January-June 2024 by 22% year-on-year to 4.1 million carats, according to the official data of the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry. In June, Russian exports amounted to 347,620 carats, which is almost 32% more than in June last year. In six months, most of the supplies, about 77%, accounted

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Gems Keep Giving Relaunches with New Board

New York: Gems Keep Giving (GKG), an International Colored Gemstone (ICA) industry initiative that supports communities in artisanal colored gemstone mining and cutting communities, has recently reorganized, appointing a new board and Chair. Securing its stature as an independent, not-for-profit (501-C3) charitable organization, Gems Keep Giving newly elected Board members are Hayley Henning (Chair), Damien Cody, Clement Sabbagh, Ruth Benjamin-Thomas, Brian

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Platinum Love Bands Partnership with Grazia 

Mumbai: With the onset of the summer wedding season, Platinum Love Bands continues to champion its strategic content and influencer strategy, bringing alive its campaign idea of what it takes to #CommitToLove.  In a holistic content partnership with the country’s leading lifestyle publisher, Grazia, Platinum Love Bands aims to amplify the brand’s progressive stance on love via influencers that are relevant

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Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers Receives Award

Chennai: Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers (VBJ), a renowned heritage brand from Chennai, has achieved a remarkable feat by winning India’s first JCK Jewellers’ Choice Award in the platinum category. The JCK Jeweller’s Choice award, popularly considered as the Oscars of the Jewellery industry witnessed history being made with VBJ’s platinum Infiniti collection securing first place, in the Platinum Jewellery category for

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Sarine Announces Merger of GCAL 

Ramat Gan: Sarine Technologies Ltd has announce the closing of the acquisition agreement between Sarine and the Gem Certification & Assurance Lab, Inc (GCAL).The merger creates a robust synergy between Sarine’s leading technologies, and in particular its revolutionary AI-derived cloud-based on-site e-Grading™ system and verifiable data based Sarine Journey™ traceability paradigm, and GCAL’s strong brand in the US market and

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GJEPC Launches First-of-its-Kind IJEX

Dubai: India and the United Arab Emirates celebrated the first anniversary of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Commemorating the 1st year of India-UAE CEPA, apex trade body Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) launched the first-of-its-kind India Jewellery Exposition Centre (IJEX), the 365-day exhibition platform in Dubai. His Excellency Mr. Juma Al Kait said, “Today as we celebrate

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