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 Sales Continues to Drop

Gaborone: The seventh cycle of De Beers has generated $280 million, a whopping 44% less than the $503 of the same cycle in 2018. The current sales number is slightly higher than the $280 in the sixth cycle. Mr. Bruce Cleaver, CEO, De Beers Group, said, “With midstream participants continuing to work down polished diamond inventory levels and reduced levels

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Gemewizard Launches Gem Color Academy

Ramat Gan: Gemewizard, the Company in digital solutions for the analysis, description, pricing and trading of color in gemstones and colored diamonds, has inaugurated the Gem Color Academy, its online educational arm that will provide professional-level knowledge and experience for the gem and jewelry industries.   With the start of operations, the Gem Color Academy is launching a landmark course dedicated

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Gemfields Earns $18.6 mln from Emerald Auctions

Mumbai: Gemfields’ 75%-owned Kagem Mining has raked in $18.6 million from 3.92 million carats of emerald sold in Lusaka, Zambia at an overall average value of $4.75 per carat. The auction saw 37% of the 10.68 million carats offered being sold.Gemfields’ 33 auctions of emeralds and beryl mined at Kagem since July 2009 have generated $608 million in total revenues.

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CaratLane – A Tanishq Partnership: Now in Powai

Mumbai: CaratLane – A Tanishq Partnership, is now open at Mumbai’s upbeat neighborhood – City Park in Powai. This outpost of CaratLane brings a brand new jewellery buying experience to shoppers in the vicinity, especially to consumers that love to try before they buy. “The thing I love the most about CaratLane is that their designs are light-weight and made for everyday wear. They also have

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Need to Further Strengthen Trust in the System: KP Chair

Mumbai: The Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional Meeting 2026 commenced in Mumbai under India’s Chairmanship. The meeting, being held from May 11 to May 14, 2026, has brought together representatives from Kimberley Process Participants, Observers and industry stakeholders from across the world to deliberate on key issues related to the global trade in natural diamonds. Addressing the gathering, KP Chair 2026,

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Sky Gold and Diamonds Appoints MSKA & Associates

Mumbai: Sky Gold and Diamonds Limited has appointed M/s M S K A & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants, a member firm of BDO International, as the Statutory Auditors of the Company and its material subsidiaries, subject to shareholders’ approval. The appointment has been approved by the Board of Directors following the recommendation of the Audit Committee. The move marks a

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Reena Ahluwalia’s Painting Accessioned into Smithsonian

Toronto: Visual Artist Reena Ahluwalia’s painting, “The Legacy of The Winston Red Diamond,” has been accessioned into the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. At a May 6 ceremony in the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals, Dr. Gabriela Farfan, the Coralyn W. Whitney Curator of Gems and Minerals, accepted the painting. This is the first contemporary

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India’s PM Appeals People Not to Buy Gold

New Delhi: India’s Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has appealed country’s citizens not to buy gold for one year. His may have sounded unusual at first, especially in a country where gold is deeply linked to tradition, savings and family celebrations. But behind the statement lies a larger economic concern: pressure on India’s foreign exchange reserves and the weakening rupee

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