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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9th ADTF to be Held from January 28-30, 2018

Antwerp: The ninth edition of BrilliANT – the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair will be of the highlights of Antwerp’s Diamond Year 2017-2018. BrilliAnt has become the world’s exclusive B2B diamond buying trade show on the annual calendar of the international gem and jewellery trade shows. From October 2017 to February 2018, the City of Antwerp will be celebrating its Diamond

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PNG Jewellers Presents Painjan Mahotsav

Mumbai: The 185 years old heritage brand PNG Jewellers announces its much awaited second edition of Painjan Mahotsav commencing from 15thJune, 2017. PNG Jewellers will be showcasing their exclusive range of silver payal during the celebratory offer period. PNG Jewellers houses a range of contemporary, modern designs that cater to a young audience. They are carving masterpieces that can be

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7th National Jewellery Awards on 28th July

Mumbai: The 7th National Jewellery Awards (NJA) 2017 organized by All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) will be held on 28th July, 2017, in Mumbai, showcasing and recognizing the talent and craftsmanship of the artisans in the gems and jewellery industry. Known for its stand for craft, inspiration, passion, devotion and motivation for the industry, NJA under the

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SDiX to Run Trials of First Blockchain Verification

Singapore: Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange (SDiX), which was the world’s first commodity exchange in physically settled diamonds, in partnership with Kynetix, the physical commodity digitisation expert, and Everledger, supplier of blockchain and distributed ledger infrastructure, will soon complete the first part of a “Proof-Of-Concept of a blockchain-based authentication and secure record-keeping service for trading diamonds on a global commodity exchange”,

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Rio Tinto showcases “Oculus Rift” technology

Las Vegas: Rio Tinto Diamonds is bringing the mine to the marketplace by using innovative Oculus Rift technology to provide an interactive virtual journey into its Diavik Diamond Mine in the remote Northwest Territories of Canada. The Oculus Rift will debut at the Rio Tinto booth at the world’s largest diamond jewellery trade show, the JCK Luxury Show, in Las

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WDC & KP Sign an MOU

Antwerp: Edward Asscher, President of the World Diamond Council, and Vice Minister Wei Chuanzhong, Chair of the Kimberley Process, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Antwerp on Friday, May 23, formalizing the agreement for 2014 between the two organizations, according to which WDC finances and operates the Administrative Support Mechanism (ASM) on behalf of the Kimberley Process. The ASM provides

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ALROSA Expects 5-Percent Growth in Rough Prices

Moscow: ALROSA expects that global rough prices will go up by 5% in 2014 over the last year, according to the ITAR-TASS report from St. Petersburg. This was disclosed to journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum by Fyodor Andreev, President of ALROSA. “We reckoned on a growth rate of 5%. I think it is achievable,”

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Zimbabwe Orders Miners to Sell Gems through RBZ

Harare: The cash-strapped ruling ZANU PF government has issued an order to all diamond miners in the country to sell their gems through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Mines, Francis Gudyanga, reportedly wrote a letter to the companies explaining that the central bank will use the diamonds to secure a government loan.

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