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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3rd Platinum BSM Concluded Successfully

Hyderabad: Platinum Guild International – India (PGI) successfully concluded its third edition of ‘Platinum Buyer-Seller Meet’ (BSM) on 25th and 26th July, 2018 in Hyderabad. Organized exclusively for the authorised platinum jewellery manufacturers & retailers of India under the PGI Programme, the meet aims to showcase the true business potential of platinum and help deepen their exposure to the category. The third edition

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Gemfields Auctioned Emeralds worth $ 10.89 Mln.

Lusaka: Emeralds from the Kagem mine in Lufwanyama District have been sold at auction for a total of US $10.89 million. Proceeds from the auction will be fully repatriated to Zambia, with all royalties due to the Zambian Government paid on the full sales prices achieved at the auction, the company stressed. The auction was of predominantly commercial quality rough

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Aram Shishmanian to Step Down as CEO, WGC in 2019

London: The World Gold Council (WGC) has today announced that Aram Shishmanian will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer next year after 10 years of leadership. Mr. Shishmanian has been CEO of the WGC since January 2009. Under his leadership, the market development organisation has promoted fundamental changes to gold policy in key markets such as China and India, as

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Celebrate Friendship Day with Platinum

Mumbai: This friendship day, Platinum Days of Love, wants you to remember that your partner might be your lover, but above everything, you are #FriendsFirst. Celebrate your relationship that has stood the test of time on the foundation of long standing warmth and a strong friendship. Seal the promise of always being #FriendsFirst with Platinum Love Bands, for you definitely

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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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