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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Zimbabwe Accused of Producing Conflict Diamonds

Harare: The Kimberly Process (KP) Civil Society Coalition has called on the diamond watchdog to classify Zimbabwe’s stones as conflict diamonds to prevent their sale on the formal market. Natural Resource Governance director Farai Maguwu was quoted in a communique released by a coalition of the civil society organisations as saying that the army in Zimbabwe was involved in human

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Platinum Jewellery Inspired by Paintings

Mumbai: In a unique effort, renowned jeweller & a fêted artist Rajiv Popley merges two art forms to bring to you an exquisite line of platinum jewellery inspired by his own collection of paintings. A curated collection that can never be made twice, all originals in rare and precious – Platinum. One of the riveting pieces from this collection is

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Forevermark Displays Red Carpet Collections

Mumbai: Forevermark, the diamond brand from De Beers Group hosted an evening in honour of female achievers across a variety of disciplines in Mumbai. The evening commenced with a panel discussion titled ‘Breaking the Norms’ featuring prominent women achievers who are a real inspiration to countless others across the country including, D.Roopa – Karnataka’s first female Police Service official, currently the Inspector-General of police, the

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Foundation of India Jewellery Park Laid

Mumbai: India Jewellery Park, Mumbai, a mega initiative by the Government to take India’s jewellery manufacturing and trade to a new level, was inaugurated with the foundation stone laying ceremony by Mr. Devendra Fadnavis (Hon. Chief Minister of Maharashtra); Shri Suresh Prabhu (Hon. Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Govt. of India); Mr. Subhash Desai (Hon. Minister of

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Demand for Indian Gold Jewellery to Rise

Mumbai: India’s gems and jewellery exporters are set to shine brighter than domestic retailers. Positive signs from export destinations such as higher disposable income and consumer spending as well as improvements in consumer confidence is set to support export volumes of gems and jewellery, maintain analysts. An economic recovery is also set to benefit exporters, reports Mineweb.com. Indian exporters are

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IGI Becomes Premier Affiliate Sponsor of NCDIA

New York: The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has joined the Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA) as its first premier affiliate member. With an aim to educate consumers and increase global demand and desire for natural color diamonds, NCDIA is a not-for-profit, membership-based organization. Beyond the record-breaking blue and orange diamonds sold recently at auctions, the association has been working to

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ADB to Participate in Int’l Diamond Week

Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) announced that a delegation of the Antwerp Diamond Bourse (Beurs voor Diamanthandel) will join colleagues from the Diamond Dealers Club of New York to take part in the International Diamond Week at the Israel Diamond Exchange, from Monday, September 1 to Thursday, September 4. “We’re very pleased that the Antwerp Diamond Bourse will

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EGL International Clarifies…

Ramat Gan: EGL International Managing Partner and CEO Guy D. Benhamou has categorically refuted claims made on a regional television station in the United States that EGL’s grading standards were lower than those of its competitors. He added that it was untrue that EGL had been contacted for comment on the case by the TV station as claimed in an

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