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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

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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Hallmark Makes it Gold, Says BIS
Mumbai: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) today launched their latest gold Hallmarking awareness campaign that speaks to consumers through popular media like electronic, print and digital. A holistic marketing campaign aims to create awareness amongst consumers to buy Hallmarked gold during festive season. The effort of raising awareness around Hallmarking is rooted in true-to-life stories that consumers can relate to. The

TBZ Launches Showroom in Ludhiana
Ludhiana: After the successful launch of its first store in North India at Noida, TBZ – The Original has now opened a new store in the land of 5 rivers, Punjab. Ludhiana, the city known for its pomp and splendor and equally for its traditional roots is a perfect fit for TBZ – The Original which is India’s most trusted

Varda Shine Joins the Board of Petra Diamonds
London: Varda Shine, the former CEO of De Beers’ sales arm, the Diamond Trading Company, has joined the board of miner Petra Diamonds as an independent nonexecutive director, the London-based company announced. Since she left De Beers in 2013, Shine has become a board director at two other mining companies, Lonmin and the Mineral Development Co. Botswana, which is owned by the government of the

PNG Jewellers Launches 2nd Franchise Store in Pune
Pune: Following the success of its first franchise store in Aundh, India’s most trusted jewellery brand PNG Jewellers inaugurated their 2nd franchise store within 15 days in Pimple Saudagar today. Inauguration of the store was done by Karishma Kapoor, she one of the crowned jewels of the Bollywood legacy family. The new store will offer a wide range of PNG’s signature gold,

CIBJO Releases Colored Stone Special Report
Milan: With fewer than five weeks to go to the opening of the 2014 CIBJO Congress in Moscow on May 19, 2014, the fourth of the CIBJO commissions Special Reports has been released, as stated in a press brief. Prepared by the CIBJO Colored Stone Commission, headed by Nilam Alawdeen, the report focusses on the proper disclosure of gemstone treatments and

Indias Silver Jewellery Exports Double
Mumbai: A shortage of gold as a raw material and the consequent decline in gold jewellery exports appears to have opened up new avenues of growth for silver jewellery in India, reports Mineweb. Indias silver jewellery exports rose 45.33% to $84.1 million in February 2014, and jumped 89% in the 11-month period to $1.35 billion, according to data from the Gem

AGL Celebrates Five Years under New Management
New York, 15th April: American Gemological Laboratories (AGL), a provider of high-quality gemstone analysis and reporting is celebrating its five-year anniversary under the stewardship of Christopher P. Smith. “Five years ago, AGL was re-privatized during one of the most difficult periods the US and world financial markets have experienced in recent decades. AGL, however, had a good reputation and we did

Gold Smuggling Arrests Jump 750% YoY in India
Mumbai, 14th April: While cases of gold smuggling in India have jumped 265% from 40 in 2012-13 to 146 in 2013-14, the number of people arrested has shot up by 750%, from 30 in 2012-13 to 255 in 2013-14, data from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence shows, according to a report published in Mineweb. “Gold imports through the legal channel have
