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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Resilient Growth for Platinum Jewellery in 2025

Mumbai: Platinum Guild International (PGI) presented its annual Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR) in an online presentation, themed “A year of resilience”. The review set out platinum jewellery demand across key markets in 2025 and the outlook for 2026, describing an exceptional year for platinum jewellery that was best characterized as a year of resilience.   Mr. Tim Schlick, CEO of PGI, reviewed

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GJEPC Charts $100 Bln. Export Vision for India’s G&J Sector

New Delhi: Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Chairman, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), was invited to attend the meeting organized with selected representatives of various industry sectors that contribute majorly to India’s merchandise exports chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi at New Delhi, on 3rd November 2025. Mr. Kirit Bhansali was representing the Gems & Jewellery sector that contributes 7%

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Registrations for CIBJO Congress Now Open

Milan: Registrations for the 2026 congress of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) via the dedicated congress website located at: www.cibjo.org/congress-2026/ are now open. The congress will take place in Vicenza, Italy, from Friday, September 4, 2026, through Monday, September 7, 2026.  The milestone event has been declared the Centenary Congress, and it will mark 100 years since CIBJO’s establishment in 1926.

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World Diamond Congress from 12 to 15th July in Singapore

Singapore: As the Organizing Committee of the 41st World Diamond Congress (WDC) is finalizing the preparations for World Diamond Congress to be held for the second time in the Island City. The Congress venue has been moved from Marina Bay Sands to the iconic, eco-chic PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay hotel . “This venue offers a more intimate, sophisticated, and beautifully sustainable setting for our

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Diamonds Hold Promise for Better future for Africa

New York: Diamond-producing countries on the African continent received about $8.1 billion, or 9.5 percent of the $85.9 billion worth of revenues generated by diamond jewelry in 2018, and some still may consider that an insufficient share, said World Diamond Council (WDC) President Stephane Fischler, speaking at the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia, on October 23, 2019. But what is indisputable, he stressed,

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IIGJ Mumbai Hosted 13th Convocation Ceremony 2019

Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Gem and Jewellery (IIGJ) Mumbai witnessed a landmark celebration for its 13th Convocation Ceremony for the award of Degree in Bachelor of Arts (Gems & Jewellery) 2019 along with parents, students and esteemed guests. The Institute acknowledged the success and achievement of the graduating students for their sustained hard work, perseverance and dedication by awarding them trophies

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CIBJO Releases Gemmological Special Report

Milan: With fewer than four weeks to go to the opening of the 2019 CIBJO Congress in Manama, Bahrain, on November 18, 2019, the seventh of the CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Gemmological Commission, headed by Hanco Zwaan, it considers measures that should be taken to ensure that a person reading a laboratory report

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De Beers' Diamond Production Down by 14% in Q3

London: De Beers’ diamond production decreased by 14% to 7.4 million carats in the third quarter of 2019 due to planned mine closures and the underground transition at Venetia, in South Africa, says Anglo American, which has a controlling stake in the group. The diamond giant also continues to produce to weaker market demand due to macro-economic uncertainty as well

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