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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CIBJO Presents Plan to Promote Responsible Sourcing

Paris: Speaking in Paris today to a plenary session of the 13th Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has delineated a comprehensive plan for promoting responsible sourcing practices throughout the jewellery, gemstone and precious metals sectors, which includes the release this past January of CIBJO’s new Responsible

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Nancy Liu Promoted as CEO of Forevermark

London: De Beers Group has announced through an official press release that Ms. Nancy Liu would become the new Forevermark CEO, stepping up from her current role as COO and taking over the day to day responsibility for the leading diamond brand. Stephen Lussier, Executive Vice-President of Consumer & Brands for De Beers Group, will continue to oversee the strategic

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PNG Jewellers Opens Franchise Store in Dombivli

Mumbai: PNG Jewellers has launched its next franchise store in Dombivli. Inauguration of the store was done by the rising Bollywood star and one of the crowned jewels of the Marathi film industry Amruta Khanvilkar. The new store will offer a wide range of PNG’s signature gold, silver and diamond jewellery. Spread across 2500 sq.ft, this spacious store offers advanced

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CIBJO to Unveil Responsible Sourcing Blue Book

Milan: CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri will present the World Jewellery Confederations’ recently approved Responsible Sourcing Blue Book next Tuesday, April 23, 2019, to the full plenary of the 2019 Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains, organised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) at its headquarters in Paris.   The OECD forum, which this year will welcome about 1,200 delegates, will

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JGA 2026 Opened in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Nearly 1,100 exhibitors from around 30 countries and regions have gathered at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre to showcase their latest collections to international buyers at Jewellery & Gem ASIA Hong Kong (JGA) 2026, which runs until Sunday, June 21, 2026. Organised by Informa Markets Jewellery, Asia’s No.1 mid-year B2B jewellery buying destination brings together two co-located

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IFSCA Permits GJEPC RCMC Holders to Import Gold, Silver Through IIBX

Mumbai: The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), the unified regulator overseeing financial activities in GIFT City, has accepted key recommendations made by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), allowing holders of a valid Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) to access bullion imports through the India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX). Under a revised circular issued on 15 June 2026, valid

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A Webinar on IIBX Gold Supply Mechanism

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in association with IIBX, is organizing a webinar on “IIBX Gold Supply Mechanism for GJEPC Members and SEZ Units” on 19th June 2026 to provide insights into the gold procurement framework through the India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX). The webinar is scheduled from 3 pm onwards. Mr. Ashok Kumar Gautam, MD

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Central Banks Set to Step up Gold Buying over the Next Year

London: The World Gold Council’s (WGC) annual Central Banks Gold Reserves Survey reveals that 89% of reserve managers expect global central bank gold holdings to continue increasing over the next 12 months. With gold recently overtaking US government bonds as the top reserve asset, the findings point to continued momentum in central bank demand for gold. That confidence is also

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