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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Caratlane Opens Its Store in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: CaratLane, India’s leading omni-channel jeweller has opened its 3rd store in Bengaluru, at Mantri Square Mall. For a brand that’s on a mission to democratise access to jewellery, this store launch, the 18th in the country, is another step forward in expanding its retail footprint and making its jewellery more accessible. Situated at one of the largest shopping destinations

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Thailand Gems & Jewellery Fair from June 15-18

Bangkok: Exhibitors, buyers, gems and jewellery associations, and the public and private sectors are gearing up for the inaugural Thailand Gems & Jewellery Fair. Held from June 15 to 18, 2017 at the IMPACT Challenger 2, Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok, Thailand. The event is organized by the Thai Gem and Jewellery Traders Association (TGJTA) and marks the great cooperation between

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Indo-Russian Diamond-Ties Take a Giant Leap

  Mumbai: In a historical development marking an important milestone in the relations between the Indian and Russian diamond industries, The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), India’s apex body representing the gems and jewellery export trade and PJSC ALROSA, Russia’s largest Diamond Mining company yesterday signed a Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) in the presence of India’s Prime Minister,

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WDM & Museum of Named Diamonds to Cooperate

Hong Kong: The World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDM) and the Museum of Named Diamonds (MoND) announced they will be joining forces to collect retailers’ stories about diamonds at the upcoming JCK Las Vegas show. The announcement comes on the heels of the WDM’s call on diamond and diamond jewellery retailers to meet the WDM team and share their special diamond

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‘Advanced Leadership Programme in Gold Entrepreneurship’

Mumbai: The Indian Association for Gold Excellence and Standards (IAGES), announced the launch of the Advanced Leadership Programme in Gold Entrepreneurship, developed jointly with SPJIMR (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research). The six-month executive programme is designed to build a new generation of professionally trained leaders for India’s gold and jewellery industry, combining SPJIMR’s academic

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Did Natural Diamond Ind. Misjudge LGD Threat?

The natural diamond industry is finally confronting a question it perhaps should have asked much earlier: Did it underestimate the speed, scale and nature of the laboratory-grown diamond (LGD) revolution? For years, laboratory-grown diamonds (LGDs) were treated by much of the natural diamond industry as a niche product—an inexpensive alternative with limited appeal to serious jewellery consumers. The assumption was

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India’s G&J Exports Rise 2.44% in April–July 2026

Mumbai: India’s gross gems and jewellery (G&J) exports for the April–July 2026 period stood at US$ 9.17 billion (Rs. 87,078.01 crore), registering 2.44% growth in US Dollar terms and 13.58% growth in Rupee terms over the corresponding period last year, according to figures provided by Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The growth has been led by value-added segments.

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Russia Plans Europe’s Largest Diamond Cutting Cluster

Moscow: Russia is planning to create the largest cluster of diamond-cutting facilities in Europe, in a move aimed at retaining more value from its stones. The cluster will combine Alrosa’s Kristall cutting plant in Smolensk with facilities in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia’s main diamond-producing region. President Vladimir Putin formalized the plan in an executive order signed August 6.

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