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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
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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Compensation of Millions Claimed over Diamond Heist
Brussels: Five years after the spectacular theft of diamonds from a Helvetic Airways plane, operator Swiss International Air Lines is demanding 48.4 million francs in compensation, reports thelocal.ch. A lawyer for the airline filed the claim in Brussels on Thursday when the case came before the criminal court, the Swiss news agency SDA reported. In February 2013 heavily armed thieves
Argyle Pink Diamond Coin Unveiled in Berlin
Perth: Rio Tinto and The Perth Mint have unveiled the first pavé set Argyle pink diamond gold coin. Known as The Jewelled Phoenix, the coin is adorned with a delicately sculptured 18ct pink gold Chinese phoenix, hand set with a total of 1.22 carats of rare pink diamonds from Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamond mine in the east Kimberley region of
Trade Expresses Mixed Reactions to India’s Budget
Mumbai: India’s Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley yesterday presented the nation’s annual budget in the parliament. Various trade bodies of the gem & jewellery industry have sent their reactions which we put here in compilation: GJEPC: The newly elected Chairman of Gem & Jewellery Promotion Council (GJEPC) Mr. Pramod Agarwal said, “We welcome the Government’s development oriented Budget that will
Edi Faltz Becomes New President of WJH
Panama: The membership of the World Jewelry & Diamond Hub (WJH), Panama, Latin America’s first and only diamond exchange, has elected Edi Faltz as its new President. He replaces Mahesh Khemlani, who served in the position since September 2015. The vote took place on January 10, following an earlier decision by the diamond exchange’s management, which appointed an Election Committee
AGL Celebrates Five Years under New Management
New York, 15th April: American Gemological Laboratories (AGL), a provider of high-quality gemstone analysis and reporting is celebrating its five-year anniversary under the stewardship of Christopher P. Smith. “Five years ago, AGL was re-privatized during one of the most difficult periods the US and world financial markets have experienced in recent decades. AGL, however, had a good reputation and we did
Gold Smuggling Arrests Jump 750% YoY in India
Mumbai, 14th April: While cases of gold smuggling in India have jumped 265% from 40 in 2012-13 to 146 in 2013-14, the number of people arrested has shot up by 750%, from 30 in 2012-13 to 255 in 2013-14, data from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence shows, according to a report published in Mineweb. “Gold imports through the legal channel have
