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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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De Beers Calls for Research Submissions
Gaborone: De Beers Group has issued a call for the submission of research papers to be presented at the 8th Annual Oppenheimer De Beers Group Research Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, in October. Academics, students, researchers, site managers and environmental managers that have carried out research on any E Oppenheimer & Son or De Beers Group sites are encouraged to
Angola Has Billion Carats Diamond Reserves
Moscow: Alrosa said a geological research carried out by Angolan and Russian geologists in Angola over the last five years has shown that the country’s diamond reserves are estimated at 1 billion carats. Company deputy director of the geological prospecting unit Victor Ustinov was quoted by Macauhub as saying that more than 950 million carats of the diamond reserves were
Global Diamond Production Down in 2016
Johannesburg: Global rough-diamond production fell by value for the second consecutive year as output declined in the two largest producer countries, according to data the Kimberley Process (KP) released Tuesday. The total value of rough diamonds extracted in 2016 dropped 11% to $12.4 billion from $13.88 billion the previous year, the figures showed. And while production volume grew 5% to
ALROSA Appoints Director for Vladivostok
Moscow: Alexey Ivanov is a new head of ALROSA branch in Vladivostok. He will be in charge of the branch business development, search for new clients and the Company’s expansion at the platform of the Eurasian Diamond Center (EDC). Alexey Ivanov has an extensive experience in the diamond business. In previous years, he was the head of Arcos Diamonds Israel
Pre-Budget Recommendations by GJF
Mumbai: The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF), the national trade federation for the promotion and growth of trade in Gems and Jewellery (G&J) sector across India, has urged Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley to abolish 80:20 rule for gold import, which allows only the nominated agencies to import gold on the condition that 20 per cent
"Be Sensitive To Festival Dates": WFDB
Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) is calling on international trade fair organizers to “be sensitive to dates” when scheduling events so they don’t fall on religious festivals and thus prevent some industry members from taking part. “The fast expanding number of trade shows and exhibitions held across the world has often been scheduled in such a way
AGS Launches Virtual Guild
New York: The American Gem Society (AGS) has launched a virtual guild, which is open to all members of the trade. The first GoTo Guilds meeting will be a presentation by Peter Yantzer, executive director of AGS Laboratories, on “Light Performance 101,” an in-depth primer on the American Gem Society’s Light Performance Cut Grade on July 8. “Originally, the intention
Quality Label ‘Antwerp’s Most Brilliant’
Antwerp: The City of Antwerp and the AWDC awarded three additional Antwerp jewelers the quality label ‘Antwerp’s Most Brilliant’, indicating they meet the strictest requirements in terms of quality, service and transparency. Antwerp’s Most Brilliant was launched earlier this year and collects the city’s most qualitative and reliable jewellers, living up to Antwerp’s reputation as a diamond centre of excellence.
