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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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GJEPC to Set up CFC at Thrissur, Kerala
Mumbai: The Chairman of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Prpmotion Council (GJPEC) Mr. Praveenshankar Pandya, during his recent visit to Kerala to inaugurate the Kerala Jewellery show, announced to set up Common Facility Center (CFC) at Thrissur, Kerala. CFC in this region would give a huge boost in production and quality of manufacturing jewellery by giving access of modern machines
Gem Experts to Join World Ruby Forum
Bangkok: Gem and jewelry experts from across the globe will gather to attend the World Ruby Forum 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand to share their insights on world ruby activities in all dimensions from upstream to downstream. GIT director states that the organization will develop and implement strategies to establish Thailand as the global gem and jewelry trading hub by 2021.
Construction of Surat DB Begins
Surat: Construction work for the Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) commenced on 25 Oct with the office-bearers of SDB Diamond Bourse, a company floated for the bourse development participating in the foundation laying ceremony, reports The Times of India. The SDB Diamond Bourse has awarded the $237mn contract to the Ahmedabad-based PSP Projects Pvt Ltd for constructing the world’s largest diamond
De Beers to Close Four Namibia Mines
Gaborone: De Beers’ joint venture in Namibia will shut four diamond mines in the country by 2022 due to dwindling resources, Reuters reported. Namdeb, a 50:50 project with the nation’s government, will close the Elizabeth Bay mine at the end of 2018, the Daberas deposit at the end of 2019, Sendelingsdrif in 2020 and the main asset, Southern Coastal, in
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
