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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IIJS 2018 Generates Business Worth Rs. 8k Crore

Mumbai: The 35th edition of the India international Jewellery Show IIJS organised by GJEPC concluded in Mumbai today with a note of positivity and cheer for the entire trade. IIJS, a premium annual event received all round support with over 40,000 visitors from over 800 cities across 80 countries attending and previewing exhibitions of over 1300 exhibitors. GJEPC had organised a

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Wallace Chan to Speak at Gem-A Conference 2018

London: Gem-A (the Gemmological Association of Great Britain) will welcome internationally-recognised jewellery artist, Wallace Chan, to its annual Gem-A Conference opening on November 3, 2018. Mr. Chan will be the inaugural speaker at the two-day Conference, which gathers the world’s leading gemmologists, mining specialists, geologists, jewellery collectors, gemstone cutters and jewellery historians to London for a range of insightful talks

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GJEPC’s CSR initiative ‘Jewellers for Hope’

Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in association with De Beers and Powered by Gemological Institute of America (GIA), presented the fourth edition of ‘Jewellers for Hope’ on August 9. A gala charity dinner with an avowed objective to collaborate and contribute for the larger cause of preventing the exploitation of the child and as well support the cause of the

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GJEPC Signs MOU with Shenzen Diamond Exchange

Mumbai: The Chairman of The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), Mr. Pramod Agrawal and Vice President of the Shenzen Rough Diamond Exchange (SRDE), Mr. Rong Julius  Zheng, yesterday signed an MoU between the two organisations during the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) 2018 taking place in Mumbai between August 9-13, 2018. The  GJEPC also announced that it would

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India’s G&J Exports Grow 9.43% in September 2026

Mumbai: India’s gem and jewellery (G&J) exports continued their growth trajectory in September 2026, with gross exports rising 9.43% in US dollar terms and 18.24% in rupee terms year-on-year to US$ 2.95 billion (Rs. 28,157.55 crore), compared to US$ 2.70 billion (Rs. 23,813.91 crore) in September 2025. For April–September 2026, India’s gross gem and jewellery exports reached US$ 14.30 billion

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Rohit Sharma, Anirudh Ravichander Star in Platinum’s New Campaign

Mumbai: Platinum Guild International (PGI) India unveiled a new campaign for its men’s jewellery brand Men of Platinum, featuring cricketer Rohit Sharma and music composer Anirudh Ravichander. The campaign signals an expansion of the men’s platinum jewellery category, speaking to a wider spectrum of men—from those seeking contemporary, design-led pieces as an expression of personal style to those drawn to

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India’s G&J Industry Welcomes GST Reforms

Mumbai: The Indian Gem & Jewellery industry (G&J) expressed its sincere gratitude to India’s Finance Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman for the landmark GST reform recommendations approved at the 57th GST Council meeting. These progressive recommendations are a significant step towards enhancing ease of doing business, strengthening export competitiveness and creating a more enabling environment for the growth of India’s Gem

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Momentum is Building for Basilia Jewellery & Watch Fair

Basel: Three months after its launch, it is clear that Basilia Jewellery & Watch Fair, organised by Informa Markets and MCH Group, meets a strong need with its gateway trade fair for the jewellery, watch and gemstone industries in Asia and Europe. Strong market demand has already brought exhibitor registrations to 70% of the target for the inaugural edition, which

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