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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De Beers, UN to Support Women Entrepreneurs in SA

Gaborone: De Beers Group, in partnership with United Nations (UN) Women, is pleased to announce the launch of a three-year capacity-building programme to improve the livelihoods of more than 1,200 women micro-entrepreneurs in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. The programme is designed to equip women micro-entrepreneurs with business and management skills to build their confidence and capacity to operate and

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Trading in Carat Coins Launched

Mumbai: Carats.io has announced that its diamond-backed CARAT coin is now being traded on the Hotbit.io digital asset exchange platform (https://www.hotbit.io/exchange?symbol=CARAT_BTC), with promising volumes of trade that are increasing from day to day.   Carats.io said that it selected to launch its currency on the Hotbit platform because of the crypto-exchange’s strong presence in the Southeast Asia markets, which is

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Mark this Daughter’s Day with Rare Platinum

Mumbai: A daughter brings out the soft and nurturing side of you. If you have known the love of a daughter or you have been blessed by the love of a daughter-in-law, you will know exactly how lucky you are. This precious love must not only to be cherished, but also celebrated with rare & precious Platinum jewellery. Gift these young, spirited, courageous women what

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AGD Diamonds Enters International Diamond Market

Mumbai: JSC Arkhangelskgeoldobycha was officially renamed ‘JSC AGD DIAMONDS’ recently due to its new marketing policy and the brand’s international positioning aimed at its customers, the buyers of rough diamonds. During the month of June, the company produced 234,000 tons of ore at the Grib Diamond Field and raked in more than $46 million from rough sales. According to Sergey

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Senco Gold Opens Store in Bhubaneshwar

Bhubaneshwar: Senco Gold & Diamonds marked the beginning of the festive season with the grand launch of its flagship Janpath store in Bhubaneswar, inaugurated by actor Ms. Rakul Preet Singh. The occasion brought together festive glamour, timeless craftsmanship and contemporary design, offering customers an early glimpse into the season’s most coveted jewellery trends, from statement natural diamond creations for weddings

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Ekati Diamond Mine to Close Following Unsuccessful Sale Process

Toronto: Canada’s Ekati diamond mine is set to cease operations after owner Burgundy Diamond Mines failed to secure a buyer for the asset during a court-supervised sale process. According to documents filed with the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the sale process did not attract any compliant bids, leaving the company without the funding needed to continue operations. Burgundy has

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IIJS Bharat Premiere Receives Message from PM

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) is organizing the 42nd edition of IIJS Bharat – Premiere from 5th to 9th August 2026 at Jio Convention Centre, BKC and from 6th to 10th August at the NESCO, Goregaon, Mumbai. On this occasion, India’s Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has sent a special message to the GJEPC wishing the

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IIJ Awards on 2nd October in Mumbai

Mumbai: The India International Jewellery Awards (IIJA), an initiative by IBJA (India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd.) & Tefla’s is back—bringing together industry excellence, inspiring stories, and a distinguished celebrity jury. A $90B+ industry — and until now, no single honour platform that recognized all of it: from the master karigar at the workbench to the global icon whose work

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