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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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Endiama, Alrosa Mull New Investments in Angola
Luanda: Angola’s state diamond company, Empresa Nacional de Diamantes (ENDIAMA) and Russian diamond giant Alrosa are assessing the possibility of studies for additional investments in the exploration of kimberlites in the southern African country. Angop reports that this was revealed by ENDIAMA chairperson Carlos Sambula and Alrosa president Sergey Ivanov following their meeting Tuesday with the country’s vice president, Manuel
Gahcho Kué Disappoints with Low Prices
Toronto: A large proportion of fluorescent diamonds and the negative impact of India’s liquidity crisis dampened prices at the initial sales of rough from Canada’s new Gahcho Kué mine, Mountain Province Diamonds reported. The miner sold 522,000 carats for $37.7 million — an average price of $72 per carat — at its opening three tenders in Antwerp during the first
ALROSA Sales Go Down in April
Moscow: Alrosa’s sales fell in April and for the first four months of the year as the Russian miner sold a larger volume of low-value rough diamonds than it did last year. Rough sales declined to $310.2 million in April, the company reported Wednesday. This represented a 45% slide from a year ago, according to Thursday estimates from VTB Capital.
Reena Ahluwalia Donates Paintings to Benefit JFC
Las Vegas: Noted jewellery designer and artist Reena Ahluwalia has donated two original, museum quality, painting to be auctioned at the Jewelers for Children (JFC) Facets of Hope event in Las Vegas, NV. The paintings, Portal of Empowerment and Radiate Brilliance , show highly nuanced, hyper-realistic diamonds with ultra-magnified facets. Ahluwalia is a multiple award-winning Canadian Jewellery designer, diamond painter
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
