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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41st World Diamond Congress Announces Programme

Singapore: The Organising Committee of the 41st World Diamond Congress, to be held July 12-15, 2026, in Singapore, announced its Congress programme. The Congress will include five discussion forums or panels. They are: The World Diamond Congress is the diamond industry’s foremost global gathering, held biennially by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association

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Lucia Silvestri is the Chief Guest at Artisan Awards 2026

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has announced 8th April 2026 as the date for the prestigious Artisan Jewellery Design Awards 2026. Official theme of the Award is “Quantum Couture – Re-Engineering Beauty and Cultural Codes.” The GJEPC team declared, “We are honoured to welcome Lucia Silvestri, the creative force behind some of Bvlgari’s most iconic masterpieces,

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NDC Launches World Diamond Day on April 8

Mumbai: The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) introduces World Diamond Day on April 8, 2026, a global movement that brings people together through the stories behind natural diamonds. On this day, everyone is invited to participate, from those who work with diamonds every day to those who wear, gift, or admire them. World Diamond Day is about sharing the personal and

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Winners of the Mega Lucky Draw Announced

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) announced the winners of Mega Lucky Draw on 23rd March, where registered paid visitors won a Mercedes-Benz, Thar, Maruti and many more exciting bumper prizes. The Mega Lucky Draw for paid visitors on the concluding day of the IIJS Bharat Tritiya Show, added a celebratory note to the show, with lucky winners

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Alrosa also Offers Discounts on Rough

Moscow: Alrosa has reportedly followed De Beers by discounting rough prices in response to the coronavirus slump in demand. Last week De Beers was reported to have lowered the price of larger stones at Sight 7 by as much as 10 per cent. Both miners have held firm with sales-over-volume policies until now, despite smaller rivals offering discounts of up

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GJEPC UNCUT 2020: Webinar with IT Department

Mumbai: India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) jointly organized an informative webinar along with top officials of the Income Tax Department on 28th August, to discuss the benefits and outline the procedures of the “Faceless Assessment Scheme, Appeals and Income Tax Charter”. The discussion touched upon the benefits of new faceless assessment, appeals and Income Tax Charter and

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CIBJO's 2nd Webinar Series Kicks off from Sep 3

Milan: Season 2 of CIBJO’s popular webinar series will kick off on Thursday, September 3, 2020, with a panel of retail jewellery trade experts, who together will consider one of the most vexing challenges facing their sector in living memory – how to plan and prepare for the upcoming holiday seasons in the midst of a global pandemic. Traditionally, the

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EL not Applicable on e-trade of Rough Diamonds

Mumbai: A delegation of India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) led by Mr. Colin Shah, Chairman, GJEPC, met Finance Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman on 26th August, in New Delhi, to raise concerns and implications arising on the diamond segment due to expansion of Scope of Equalisation Levy (EL). In a relief to the industry, the Finance Minister clarified

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