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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BDB Welcomes Joint Diamond Trading Events

Mumbai: The Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai has welcomed the announcement from the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) that it will be holding a specially organised Buyer-Seller meeting at around the same time as the third edition of the Bharat Diamond Week (BDW) which takes place at the bourse from 14 to16 October. The GJEPC will be holding its

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DPA Releases Independent Research Report

Mumbai: The Diamond Producers Association (DPA), a global alliance of the leading diamond mining companies, which represents 75% of the world’s diamond production, yesterday released its first independent research report on Members’ impact on local communities, employees and the environment. The report, authored by Trucost and titled The Socioeconomic and Environmental Impact of Large-Scale Diamond Mining, is the world’s first comprehensive analysis

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India Silver Jewellery BSM by GJEPC Starts

Jaipur: Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of the gem & jewellery industry in India, kick started India Silver & Fashion Jewellery Buyer Seller Meet (BSM), in the pink city of Jaipur at Rajasthan from 12th – 14th June 2019. The event was inaugurated by Mr. Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Chairman, GJEPC; Mr. Nirmal Bardiya, Regional Chairman, Silver Panel Convener

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GJEPC Discusses Issues with Trade Council

  Mumbai: Chairman of The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, Mr. Pramod Agrawal made a presentation to the Joint Meeting of the Board of Trade and the Council of Trade Development and Promotion held at New Delhi on June 6, focusing on some of the critical issues and trade bottlenecks faced by the gem and jewellery export trade. The

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Indian Leaders Elected to the CIBJO Board of Directors

Vicenza: At the conclusion of the CIBJO Centenary Congress in Italy on September 7, the General Assembly elected several prominent leaders from the Indian gem and jewellery sector to the Board of Directors of The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO). Key Appointments & Leadership: Industry Impact & Key Initiatives Founded as the oldest global organization in the gem and jewellery trade,

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CIBJO Backs ‘Synthetic’ Terminology for Lab Growns

Vicenza: Meeting  in Vicenza, Italy, on September 7, 2026, after the conclusion of the Centenary CIBJO Congress, the organization’s Board of Directors approved a recommendation by its Diamond Commission and Coloured Stone Commission that the Blue Books be revised so that the word “synthetic” be the sole descriptor used to accurately and scientifically define a created product with the same chemical

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IGM Appoints Nirakar Chand as MD of BullionX

Mumbai: India Gold Metaverse (IGM) today announced the appointment of former CEO of Diamond India Ltd., Mr. Nirakar Chand, as the Managing Director of its bullion market vertical, BullionX™, which is a technology-enabled ecosystem for modern bullion markets. Earlier in his career, Mr. Chand had spent 22 years at State Bank of India (SBI) — 6 years in Bullion and

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CIBJO Unveils Artworks of Reena Ahluwalia Celebrating Centenary Year

Vicenza: As a highlight of the opening day of the 2026 CIBJO Congress, that began on the 4th September, 2026 in Vicenza (Italy), two dedicated creations by the noted Canadian visual artist Reena Ahluwalia, celebrating the Centenary Year of the World Jewellery Confederation (WDC) were unveiled. Both creations were donated to the collection of the Museo del Gioiello –the jewellery

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