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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Malca-Amit is ‘Authorized Shipper’ on Get Diamonds

Antwerp: Malca-Amit, the international logistics and shipping company serving the diamond, jewelry and watch industries, has become an ‘Authorized Shipper’ on Get Diamonds and is offering a special benefit program for platform members. Get Diamonds, owned by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), is the largest B2B diamond online trading platform, with 1.3 million stones worth over $5.7 billion.

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DIB Offers Services to Diamond & Jewellery Sectors

Puerto Rico: Digital International Bank (DIB), an international financial entity headquartered in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, has announced that it will begin offering services internationally. Among the clientele it will be catering to are companies and individuals involved in the diamond and jewelry industries. According to a spokesperson, banking services will initially include account management, the international transfer

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United Nations Publishes CIBJO Statement

Milan: The Office of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General has announced the publication of statements delivered by NGOs affiliated to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), for the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development that is currently taking place. Only 179 statements from the more than 5,400 NGOs affiliated to ECOSOC were published, and among them was the

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WDC President Applauds GemFair-GIZ-MRU Agreement

New York: Mr. Edward Asscher, President of the World Diamond Council (WDC), has expressed the WDC’s strong support for an agreement announced yesterday by the De Beers Group’s GemFair initiative, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Mano River Union (MRU), according to which the three bodies will collaborate in the development and delivery of a regional training

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Bitcoin Growing in Adoption

New York: The cyber currency bitcoin is seeing increasing adoption, said a May 31 panel on “Bitcoin and the Jewelry Industry: What You Need to Know.” “In terms of the world’s economic system, bitcoin is doing small numbers,” said the panel’s moderator Verichannel CEO Jacques Voorhees, whose son works for a bitcoin company. “But the adoption rate is soaring.” Some

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Fresh Diamond Looting Spree in Marange

Harare: Observers have reported a fresh diamond looting spree, with security and army chiefs said to be working hand in glove with senior mining companies’ staff in the scam. Reports said the swindle is being spurred on by panic among mining staff members who are not sure of their fate following a government announcement that it will streamline diamond mining

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GJEPC Launches New Business Development and Marketing Campaign

Las Vegas, 31st May: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) of India announced a major, new, multi-level business development campaign at a news conference focused on the U.S., Canadian and South American markets. The purpose of the campaign is to re-invigorate, strengthen and expand GJEPC’s business development efforts and build trusted relationships between India’s key jewelry industry companies

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Overseas Traders Invited to Buy Offices in SDB

Surat, 30th May: After Mumbai, now Surat diamantaires are inviting diamond traders from abroad to set up offices at the proposed Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) here. Road Shows are being organized at Antwerp, Dubai, Hong Kong, China, UAE and Europe, to impress upon diamond traders to buy office space at the proposed diamond bourse, according to a report in The

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