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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Jennifer Lopez Wears Platinum Jewelry for Awards

New York: Jennifer Lopez, recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, selected PLATINUM jewelry from Tiffany & Co. for the red carpet at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on August 20th. Earrings with fancy gray and white diamonds, set in platinum from the 2018 Blue Book Collection 4 bracelets with diamonds, set in platinum (total value $595,000)

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CIBJO Releases Precious Metals Special Report

Milan: With fewer than eight weeks to go to the opening of the 2018 CIBJO Congress in Bogotá, Colombia, on October 15, 2018, the second of the CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Precious Metals Commission, headed by Huw Daniel, the report examines the influence on the sector by outside forces, be they political, regulatory or

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Rio Tinto Celebrates Opening of new Diamond Pipe

Perth: Rio Tinto today celebrated the opening of a fourth diamond pipe, known as A21, at the remote subarctic Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The new open pit pipe will provide an important source of incremental supply over the next four years to sustain production levels at the Rio Tinto operated mine. The Honourable Wally Schumann,

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TBZ-The Original Launches its First Store in Noida

Mumbai: Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri (TBZ-The Original) the 154 year-old brand has made entry into the City Noida. The new fashion destination is located at ‘G’ Block, Next to HDFC Bank Sector 18. The first store in Noida is also the 38th TBZ-The Original store across 27 cities in India.   Ms. Raashi Zaveri, Director, Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri Ltd., said, “Launching TBZ-The Original store

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Rio Tinto showcases “Oculus Rift” technology

Las Vegas: Rio Tinto Diamonds is bringing the mine to the marketplace by using innovative Oculus Rift technology to provide an interactive virtual journey into its Diavik Diamond Mine in the remote Northwest Territories of Canada. The Oculus Rift will debut at the Rio Tinto booth at the world’s largest diamond jewellery trade show, the JCK Luxury Show, in Las

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WDC & KP Sign an MOU

Antwerp: Edward Asscher, President of the World Diamond Council, and Vice Minister Wei Chuanzhong, Chair of the Kimberley Process, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Antwerp on Friday, May 23, formalizing the agreement for 2014 between the two organizations, according to which WDC finances and operates the Administrative Support Mechanism (ASM) on behalf of the Kimberley Process. The ASM provides

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ALROSA Expects 5-Percent Growth in Rough Prices

Moscow: ALROSA expects that global rough prices will go up by 5% in 2014 over the last year, according to the ITAR-TASS report from St. Petersburg. This was disclosed to journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum by Fyodor Andreev, President of ALROSA. “We reckoned on a growth rate of 5%. I think it is achievable,”

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Zimbabwe Orders Miners to Sell Gems through RBZ

Harare: The cash-strapped ruling ZANU PF government has issued an order to all diamond miners in the country to sell their gems through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Mines, Francis Gudyanga, reportedly wrote a letter to the companies explaining that the central bank will use the diamonds to secure a government loan.

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