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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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Congolese Diamonds Tender Gets 40% Higher Sales
Antwerp: From 16 to 20 February, the Congolese diamond company SACIM SARL organised a particularly successful diamond tender in Antwerp. More than 288,000 carats of rough Congolese diamonds were sold at prices that were on average over 40% higher than those achieved in other, competing diamond trading centres. The result once again underlines Antwerp’s unique position as an international hub for rough diamond trading
GJEPC Hosted IIJS Bharat Retailer Connect Session
New Delhi: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) successfully hosted the IIJS Bharat Retailer Connect session at the PHD Chamber of Commerce, Delhi, on 19th Feb 2026, in association with the Maliwara Jewellers Association, Delhi Jewellers Association, Greater Kailash Jewellers Association and East Delhi Jewellers Association. Mr. Antarpal Singh Sawhney, Regional Chairman–North, inaugurated the seminar, which saw participation
US & Japan to Invest $550 bln. on Synthetics
New York: The governments of the United States and Japan are reportedly considering directing a portion of a proposed $550 billion investment package toward establishing synthetic diamond production in the U.S., as part of a broader effort to strengthen critical technology supply chains. At the heart of the initiative is a planned synthetic diamond manufacturing facility in the United States,
The Tariff is Illegal: US Supreme Court
Washington: US trading partners, including India, that have reached tariff deals with Donald Trump’s administration before the Supreme Court verdict, will now face a 10 per cent duty, despite higher levels they may have agreed on previously, the White House has said. The certification came after the US Supreme Court struck down Trump’s sweeping and often arbitrary duties, delivering a
Rajesh Exports Reported Increase in Revenues
Bengaluru (By Evaluate Research): Rajesh Exports reported a stellar increase in revenues on a sequential QoQ and YoY basis while net profit growth was flat on YoY basis and in positive single digits on a sequential QoQ basis for the second quarter ended September 2019. Revenues for the second quarter came in at Rs.668 bn, up 25% YoY and 65% on a sequential QoQ basis. Revenue growth
KP Urges for Consensus Based Decision Approach
New Delhi: The Kimberley Process Plenary Meet commenced at the national capital, New Delhi on 18th Nov. The five-day meet will end on 22 Nov. 2019. KPCS is an international mechanism mandated by UN to reduce the flow of conflict diamonds which were being used to finance wars against legitimate governments. KP has 55 Participants, representing 82 countries, with the
CIBJO Congress 2019 Opens in Bahrain
Manama: The 2019 CIBJO Congress has opened in Bahrain, with a call on the jewellery industry by CIBJO President Gaetano to take action on climate change, which he said was not an issue specific to the sector, but it is the “most important story of our time.” “There is a tendency, when faced by a challenge of this magnitude, to feel
India Gold and Jewellery Summit on 22-23 Nov.
New Delhi: The third edition of the India Gold and Jewellery Summit will take place from November 22 to 23 at the Hotel Pullman in Aerocity, New Delhi, and will bring together jewellery businesses and government officials to discuss the industry. The upcoming edition of the summit will focus on six main topics comprising “improving the role of gold in
