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 Approves Newest Blue Book

Milan: The Board of Directors of CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has approved the first edition of the Responsible Sourcing Book, which provides a framework and guidance for due diligence related to the responsible sourcing of gemstones and precious metals in the jewellery sector. It becomes the latest in CIBJO’s Blue Book series of definitive industry guides for standards and

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WGC Publishes Outlook Report for 2019

Mumbai: The World Gold Council (WGC), In its ‘2019 Outlook’ report said geopolitical risks that weighed on global economic growth in the second half of 2018 would likely carry through to 2019. That uncertainty would be a boon for gold prices, as investor demand is expected to fire up for gold’s effective hedging role. Although the WGC did not weigh-in

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GJC Hosts 1st PMI of the New Year

Coimbatore: All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the national apex body for the domestic gems & jewellery trade, presents the first Preferred Manufacturer of India (PMI) of New Year 2019 in ‘Smart City’ Coimbatore (the 5thlocation in the 4th edition after Pune, Hyderabad, Goa and Jaipur). Today, GJC’s PMI is revered as India’s most premium and exclusive B2B marketing

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IBJA & Glambox to Hold IJF from 6th April to 7th May

Mumbai: India Bullion and Jewellers Association Limited (IBJA) announced the largest consumer jewellery shopping festival India Jewellery Festival (IJF) organised by Glambox. This festival will take place in Mumbai region from 6thApril to 7th May 2019. The India Jewellery Festival is a first of its kind event that provides an opportunity for Mumbai Retailers to offer consumers to not only shop the best jewellery, but also win hundreds

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‘Advanced Leadership Programme in Gold Entrepreneurship’

Mumbai: The Indian Association for Gold Excellence and Standards (IAGES), announced the launch of the Advanced Leadership Programme in Gold Entrepreneurship, developed jointly with SPJIMR (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research). The six-month executive programme is designed to build a new generation of professionally trained leaders for India’s gold and jewellery industry, combining SPJIMR’s academic

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Did Natural Diamond Ind. Misjudge LGD Threat?

The natural diamond industry is finally confronting a question it perhaps should have asked much earlier: Did it underestimate the speed, scale and nature of the laboratory-grown diamond (LGD) revolution? For years, laboratory-grown diamonds (LGDs) were treated by much of the natural diamond industry as a niche product—an inexpensive alternative with limited appeal to serious jewellery consumers. The assumption was

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India’s G&J Exports Rise 2.44% in April–July 2026

Mumbai: India’s gross gems and jewellery (G&J) exports for the April–July 2026 period stood at US$ 9.17 billion (Rs. 87,078.01 crore), registering 2.44% growth in US Dollar terms and 13.58% growth in Rupee terms over the corresponding period last year, according to figures provided by Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The growth has been led by value-added segments.

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Russia Plans Europe’s Largest Diamond Cutting Cluster

Moscow: Russia is planning to create the largest cluster of diamond-cutting facilities in Europe, in a move aimed at retaining more value from its stones. The cluster will combine Alrosa’s Kristall cutting plant in Smolensk with facilities in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia’s main diamond-producing region. President Vladimir Putin formalized the plan in an executive order signed August 6.

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