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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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Platinum Jewellery Shines at the 98th Academy Awards
Mumbai: The 98th Academy Awards showcased some of the most spectacular jewelry moments of awards season, with platinum serving as the setting of choice for many of the evening’s standout looks. Celebrated for its rarity, strength and naturally luminous white color, platinum provided the perfect foundation for extraordinary diamonds and rare gemstones worn by Hollywood’s leading talent. From dramatic diamond
GJEPC Introduces Special Recognition Award
Bengaluru: At IIJS Bharat Tritiya 2026, GJEPC introduced special recognition award, Hidden Stars, for the very first time, dedicated to the teams who work behind the scenes and play a vital role in the success of every jewellery business. Often unseen yet highly influential, these professionals help shape important decisions, guide collections, and strengthen the very foundation of retail excellence. Their
WGC to Develop Shared Infrastructure for Digital Gold
London: The World Gold Council (WGC) recently announced a pioneering initiative to build new market infrastructure designed to unlock the next era of digital gold’s development. WGC has co-authored a White paper titled Digital Gold: The Case for a Shared Infrastructure with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) which explores “Gold as a Service” – a new platform to support the issuance
Diamond is Forever: The Making of a Cultural Icon 1926–2026
Mumbai: De Beers Group, a global leader in the natural diamond industry with a legacy spanning over a century, is launching A Diamond Is Forever: The Making of a Cultural Icon 1926–2026, a visual retrospective celebrating its pioneering role in shaping the world of natural diamonds. The book traces how, beginning in the 1930s, the brand reimagined natural diamonds from discreet
7th Cycle of De Beers Collects $514 Mln.
Gaborone: Diamond miner De Beers sold an estimated $515-million of rough diamonds during its seventh sales cycle of the year. This compares with the $514-million in sales recorded in the sixth sales cycle, and the $334-million in sales recorded in the seventh sales cycle of 2020. Owing to the restrictions on the movement of people and products in various jurisdictions
CIBJO to Launch 3rd Season of Jewellery Ind. Voices
Milan: The third season of Jewellery Industry Voices, the widely followed webinar series presented monthly by CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, will kick off the same way that it did in 2020, with an in-person seminar in Vicenza, Italy, which will be live-streamed simultaneously as a webinar around the globe. The two-hour, two-part seminar/webinar is a featured event during the
GJEPC Wbinar Discusses GST Refunds
Mumbai: The GJEPC organized a webinar on 8th September to discuss GST Refunds and a Critical Change in the GST Audit and its impact on business owners. Eminent speakers Nishant Shah, Partner, ELP and Pranav Pagari, Associate Partner, ELP were invited to brief participants on the “critical change” and the activities to be undertaken in September 2021 to avoid loss
CIBJO Releases Marketing & Education Special Report
Milan: With fewer than eight weeks to go to the opening of the 2021 CIBJO Congress on November 1, 2021, the first of this year’s CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Marketing & Education Commission, headed by Jonathan Kendall, the report looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the jewellery and gemstone industry,
