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 Nets $410 mln. from 10th Sales Cycle

Gaborone: Anglo American plc, the parent company of De Beers, said the diamond miner provisionally netted $410 million at its tenth sales cycle of 2022 versus $454 million realized from the previous nineth sales cycle. Owing to the restrictions on the movement of people and products in various jurisdictions around the globe, De Beers Group has continued to implement a

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Shailesh Jhalani Elected as New President of IDCA

New York: The Indian Diamond & Colorstone Association (IDCA) has elected Shailesh Jhalani to succeed the outgoing Rajeev Pandya as president. Jhalani, the owner of Prompt Gem Importers and the former vice president of the group, was voted in as president at the New York election on December 8, the IDCA said last week. Members chose Vinit Jobanputra of Sanghavi

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GJEPC Holds Stall Allotment for Inaugural IIJS Tritiya

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) conducted the stall allotment procedure for its brand new Bengaluru-based show IIJS Tritiya, at Jio World Centre in Mumbai on 19th December. Some 1500+ booths were allocated to 800+ exhibitors on the same day through a transparent process via an online platform that provided a real-time view of the booths being

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India's Platinum Jewellery Sales Grow by 35%: PJBR

Hong Kong: Despite global geopolitical and economic challenges and the dampening effect of COVID-19, strategic efforts by Platinum Guild International (PGI) to boost sales and heighten the desirability of precious platinum have forged upswings in key markets, as evidenced by the Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR) Q3 2022. “PGI’s mission to boost the desirability of platinum and drive sales for

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Argyle Pink Diamonds Celebrates 30 Years

Sydney: Argyle Pink Diamonds is marking its 30th anniversary with a limited edition pink diamond encrusted feather pendant. Dubbed the Argyle Pink Plume, the necklace is set with more than 1 carat of natural Argyle pink diamonds. Only 100 of the anniversary pendants will be made. Each piece has a numbered “1 of 100” laser inscription and is accompanied by

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Purple-Pink Diamond May Set New Record

Hong Kong: Auctioneer Sotheby’s will put an 8.41-carat pear-shaped internally flawless fancy vivid purple-pink diamond on the block in Hong Kong on October 7, with a pre-sale estimate of $12.8 million to $15.4 million. If the diamond is sold at the top of the estimate range, it will become one of the top three pink stones ever sold at auction

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HRD Antwerp Launches 16th Edition of HRD Awards

Antwerp: HRD Antwerp has announced the launch of the 16th edition of the HRD Awards, the world’s leading design contest in creative and innovative diamond jewellery. The HRD Awards will be held within the framework of the World Expo Milano which will run from May 1st to October 31, 2015. The theme of the 2015 HRD Awards will be “A

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Global Rough Prices Up by 6-7% in 2014

Moscow: Since the beginning of 2014 till the end of the first half rough diamond prices rose by an average of 6-7% at the global market. This estimate is stipulated in the recent report of ALROSA for the second quarter, cited by Finmarket.ru. Majority of market players have observed the negative trend shifted to stabilization or growth of prices in

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