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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Just Pay Rs. 900 and Own a Diamond

New Delhi: Your dream to buy diamonds will soon be within approachable range soon. You can now invest in high quality diamonds by investing as little as Rs 900 per month for 30 months, as per a report in the Economic Times. Paving the way for diamond futures trade, markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given

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India’s G&J Exports Grew by 4% in Q1

New Delhi: India’s gems and jewellery exports grew by about 4 per cent to USD 9.17 billion during the first quarter of the current fiscal, driven largely by demand in major markets like the US. In the April-June quarter of last financial year, the sector’s exports aggregated to USD 8.84 billion, according to the data from Gems and Jewellery Export

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Blue Fancy Colour Diamond Prices Up

New York: Analysis of pricing data by the Fancy Colour Research Foundation (FCRF) for the second quarter of 2017 indicates overall pricing stability across all categories over the same quarter in the previous year. A deeper look at the data reveals that blue fancy colour diamond prices continued to appreciate, climbing 5.5 percent over last year, while yellow fancy colour

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PNG Jewellers Wins 3 Prestigious Awards

Mumbai: PNG Jewellers has bagged three awards at the prestigious ‘National Jewellery Awards (NJA) 2017’ including, ‘The best 360 marketing campaign of the year’ the ‘National Diamond jewellery’ and ‘Best Paramparik Gold Jewellery’ of the year award. PNG Jewellers also earned another laurel at the Retail Jewellers India Awards 2017 for the ‘Social Media Campaign of the Year’. PNG Jewellers

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Forevermark Diamond Jewellery Enters East India

Kolkata: Forevermark Diamond Jewellery from De Beers Group has strengthened its presence in East India with the launch of its new store at South City Mall, Kolkata, marking the opening of its 10th store in India and another significant milestone in the brand’s retail expansion journey. Inaugurated by filmstar Raima Sen, the store brings Forevermark’s signature collection of natural diamond jewellery to one of the

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India’s G&J Exports Recovers in June 2026

Mumbai: India’s gem and jewellery (G&J) exports rebounded sharply in June 2026, with gross exports rising 26.51% year-on-year to US$2.21 billion (Rs. 21,010.78 crore), signalling a recovery in overseas demand after a subdued start to the financial year. Despite the strong monthly performance, exports for the April-June quarter remained largely unchanged at US$6.61 billion (Rs. 62,588.61 crore), up just 0.04%

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GJEPC Personally Presents VIP Invitations for IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) continued its outreach for IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026 by personally presenting VIP invitations to leading jewellers in Mumbai and Kozhikode, reinforcing industry engagement ahead of the country’s largest B2B gem and jewellery exhibition. The invitations were presented by Mansukh Kothari, Convenor – Events, GJEPC; Nirav Bhansali, Co-Convenor, National Events Sub-Committee, GJEPC;

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Newly Elected WFDB President Mehul Shah Shares Vision for Industry

Mumbai: Mehul Shah, Vice President of Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) and newly elected President of World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) said that he and the WFDB committee led by him will focus on reaffirming the industry’s collective commitment to strengthening consumer confidence, and reinforcing the enduring value of natural diamonds. “We will focus on implementing the shared global vision

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