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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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Finalists for Xifu Wedding Jewellery Design Comp.
Hong Kong: The Xifu International Gold Wedding Jewellery Design Competition 2017 is pleased to announce that it has shortlisted 30 finalists who will vie for the Grand Prize that includes a 1kg pure gold bar. Organised by JNA and CJNA of UBM Asia, the World Gold Council (WGC) and the People’s Government of Yantian District, Shenzhen, the biennial competition aims
Argyle Diamond Coin Trilogy Sold Within a Month
Perth: Rio Tinto announced the sale of The Australian Trilogy, an AUD$1.8 million one-of-a-kind coin collection featuring a pink, purple pink and violet diamond from Rio Tinto’s Argyle Diamond Mine in the east Kimberley region of Western Australia. Released by The Perth Mint, The Australian Trilogy was sold to an anonymous collector from Asia within a month of its unveiling
Lulo Achieves Huge Sales Growth
Luanda: Rough-diamond sales from the Lulo mine in Angola rose 58% in the second quarter, reaching $4.8 million, owner Lucapa Diamond Company reported Wednesday. First-half sales slumped 41% to $15.4 million, partly because in the same period the previous year, the company sold a 404-carat rough diamond — the largest in Angolan history — for $16 million. Meanwhile, second-quarter production
Platinum 'Season of Love' Gets Big Thumb’s Up!
Mumbai: Platinum ‘Season of Love’, is an exclusive in- store festival, where customers commemorate their love in true platinum style. The 2017 edition of ‘Season of Love’ was celebrated across all leading platinum jewellery retailers across India, from 15th May to 15th June and had extraordinary offers available for customers on the purchase of platinum jewellery. Platinum is a metal
Unlocking Digital Gold’s US$ 700bn Opportunity
Las Vegas: The digital gold market, worth US$45–55bn today, could unlock up to US$700bn in latent demand, according to new research from World Gold Council (WGC) and Boston Consulting Group. The report points to substantial untapped appetite among retail investors, with nearly nine in ten surveyed saying they would consider digital gold under the right conditions. The US$700bn opportunity represents
Construction of India Jewellery Park, Mumbai Begins
Navi Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) yesterday marked a historic milestone in the development of India Jewellery Park Mumbai (IJPM) with the commencement of construction at Mahape, Navi Mumbai. The ceremony marks the transition of this long-cherished industry vision into the construction phase, bringing India’s ambition to establish a world-class, integrated jewellery manufacturing hub a significant
Qatar Diamond Exchange Broadens Asian Presence
Doha: The Qatar Diamond Exchange (QDE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Diamond Federation of Hong Kong, China (DFHK), establishing a strategic partnership between the two organizations. The agreement was formalized in Hong Kong by Ghanim Al-Saadi, Director of the Qatar Diamond Exchange, and Lawrence Ma, President of DFHK. Founded in 2000, DFHK represents Hong Kong’s diamond
Diamonds for Development Fund Receives Initial Funding
Gaborone: The Government of the Republic of Botswana and De Beers Group yesterday announced that De Beers Group has transferred its initial contribution of BWP1 billion to the Diamond for Development Fund, marking a major milestone in the progress of the Fund and its mandate to support Botswana’s long-term economic diversification. The disbursement follows the establishment of the Fund’s governance
