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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PMJ Jewels Launches Forevermark Circle of Trust

Hyderabad: In a coming together of India’s most iconic brands, legendary Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal unveiled the largest range of beautiful diamond bangles from PMJ, curated Forevermark’s Circle of Trust Collection for the women of Hyderabad at PMJ Jewels’ Banjara Hills store today. Forevermark, the diamond brand from the 130-year-old De Beers Group is known for its genuine, natural,

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Ali Pastorini Offers a Course for Beginners & Brands

New York: Ms. Ali Pastorini, one of the leading names in the world jewelery sector, offers to students, designers and jewelers with small businesses a course about Build a Brand. The intention of this initiative is to help these jewelers to choose better paths in the first years of the brand and/or to contribute to those who are still in the

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PGI Launches New Platinum Collection for Men

Mumbai: A year of extraordinary challenges and realizations, 2020 made us learn, unlearn, relearn and rebuild. It urged us to reevaluate what truly matters, allowed us to look at what we have with gratitude knowing it will help us build a new tomorrow. Most importantly, it set the precedent to persevere, viewing every roadblock as a steppingstone to change and possibly a

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Kalyan Jewellers Announces 1st Phase of Expansion

Thrissue: Kalyan Jewellers recently announced that the brand is planning to increase its retail footprint by 13% in the first quarter itself. The company plans to enhance operations across seven states and will add 14 new showrooms, all on April 24th, 2021. While the brand has plans to scale up existing operations in the tier-1 cities, it will also focus on

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Myanmar Sells $3bn in Gems

Naypyidaw: Myanmar’s annual gem emporium took in more than $3 billion this year, the most ever for the country’s annual sale of gems and jade, organizers said Tuesday. Income reached $3.4 billion and saw the successful auction of 6,007 of 7,454 jade lots, 126 out of 436 gem lots and 224 of the total 342 pearl lots, they said. “This

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Forevermark Hosted Forum 2014

Jaipur: Forevermark, the diamond brand from De Beers group hosted the 3rd Annual Forevermark Forum in The Pink City to celebrate the brand for the year 2014. The three day interactive forum held from 02nd till 04th June 2014 in the city of Jaipur for its key associates & stakeholders was a massive success and was attended by India’s leading

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JCK Show to Remain a Four-Day Format

Las Vegas: JCK Las Vegas will continue as a four-day show, according to an announcement sent out to exhibitors. “While some customers had expressed a desire for JCK to extend to five days, the research simply did not indicate enough interest to justify a fifth day and the costs associated with an extra day,” said a note sent out to

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De Beers Sending AMS Machines to Sightholders

Gaborone: Jonathan Kendall, President of De Beers’ International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), said the Automated Melee Screening (AMS) instrument is being dispatched to Sightholders across the globe. The first installation and training sessions successfully took place at the end of June with Tasaki and Rosy Blue in Japan. “The focus has now shifted to installing the AMS

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