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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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Gaetano Cavalieri Joins Fijian Delegation at UN Con.
New York: Gaetano Cavalieri, the President of CIBJO, has joined a high-level delegation from the Republic of Fiji, led by the country’s Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, at the Oceans Conference at the United Nations in New York, to outline and promote the development of a sustainable pearl farming sector in Fiji. The project will work to fulfil UN Sustainable Development
IIDGR Unveils SYNTHdetect Device at JCK Show
Las Vegas: The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), a De Beers Group company, yesterday unveiled SYNTHdetect – the first synthetic screening device in the industry to test multiple stones in set jewellery at once without the need for a probe. It also has the industry’s lowest referral rate at around 0.05 per cent. The device, unveiled at
Dominion Consolidates Ownership in Ekati Mine
Toronto: Dominion Diamond Corporation has signed an agreement with Archon Minerals Limited to convert Archon’s joint venture interest in the Buffer Zone Joint Venture at the Ekati diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories to a royalty equal to 2.3 percent of all future gross revenue from diamonds produced from the Buffer Zone. As a result of this transaction, the company’s
DPA Announces 2017 Marketing Budget of $57M
Las Vegas: The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) announced at the JCK show in Las Vegas that its 2017 full-year marketing investment of $57 million has been approved by its board of directors. The figure more than quadruples last year’s budget. DPA Chairman Stephen Lussier said, “The Board’s decision is a major turning point for the Diamond Producers Association and the
The Solitaire Festival of India’26 Concludes on High Note
Mumbai: Divine Solitaires has successfully concluded the 2026 edition of The Solitaire Festival of India (TSFI), its flagship annual consumer and retail engagement initiative, following a month-long celebration from 1st to 31st August2026. With participation from over 200 partner jewellery stores across 100+ cities in India, the festival brought together consumers and retail partners through a nationwide celebration of natural diamond
QDE Extends Bourse Network into Europe
Vicenza: The Qatar Diamond Exchange (QDE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Borsa Diamanti d’Italia (Diamond Bourse of Italy), establishing a strategic partnership between the two bourses. The agreement was signed during the CIBJO Centenary Congress, held in Vicenza, Italy, from 4 to 7 September 2026, by Ghanim Nasser Al-Saadi, Director of the Qatar Diamond Exchange, and Luigi
Platinum Jewelry Takes Center Stage at the Emmy Awards
Mumbai: The 78th Emmy Awards delivered a dazzling showcase of fine jewelry, with platinum featured in many of the evening’s most memorable red carpet looks. Prized for its rarity, enduring strength and naturally luminous white color, platinum provided the ultimate setting for extraordinary diamonds and rare gemstones worn by some of television’s biggest stars. From striking diamond earrings to contemporary
De Beers Group Science & Technology Showcases SynthDetect 2
London: De Beers Group’s Science & Technology division today revealed SynthDetect 2, the next generation desktop diamond screening instrument. The first SynthDetect instrument and its successor SynthDetect XL – released in 2017 and 2018 respectively – have been among the most successful instruments in De Beers Group’s suite of diamond verification instruments due to their outstanding technical screening functionality and
