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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Botswana Rough Exports Rise

Gaborone: Botswana’s rough diamond shipments increased 2.5% to $849.6 million in the first quarter, reflecting higher sales at De Beers, according to recent data from the Bank of Botswana. Exports amounted to $243.1 million in January, $254.2 million in February and $352.3 million in March, figures showed. The rise occurred amid a recovery in the market that saw De Beers’

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Stornoway Diamond Sells $35.4 Mln in 1Q

Toronto: Canadian miner Stornoway Diamond Corporation earned US$35.4 million (C$48.5m) from the sale of 459,126 carats rough of stones for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, the first full operating period for the Renard Mine. Commercial production was officially declared on January 1, 2017. Total diamond sales since the project began now stand at 498,039 carats at an average price

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Government Representatives Visit GJSCI in Surat

Surat Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour visited Training Centres of GJSCI on Monday. The visit saw the esteemed presence of 20 Members of Parliament led by chairperson Shri. Kirit Somaiya, MP & other prominent personalities like Mr. Rajesh Agarwal (Jt. Secretary MSDE), Jayant Krishna (COO “NSDC), Mr. Gaurav Kapoor (Head- Industry Partnership &CSR; SSC Engagement-NSDC), Mr. Rajesh Agarwal (NSDC) and

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Israel Diamond Trade Enjoys Rare Growth

Ramat Gan: Israel’s polished diamond exports bounced back in the first quarter as orders from Switzerland and the US grew during the period. Outbound shipments of polished jumped 16% to $1.7 billion in the January-to-March period, according to the nation’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. The increase was only the third positive quarter for polished exports out of the

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Kalyan Jewellers Enters United Kingdom

Thrissur: Kalyan Jewellers, one of India’s jewellery brands, has further strengthened its global presence with the launch of its new showroom on Belgrave Road widely known as Leicester’s Golden Mile, the UK’s most prominent jewellery and South Asian retail hub. This milestone entry into the United Kingdom marks a strategic leap in the brand’s international expansion journey, following its sustained

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QWEEN to Launch as India’s First Self-Discovery Experiential Jewellery Brand

Bangalore: QWEEN, India’s First Self-Discovery experiential jewellery brand, was originally launched as a bootstrapped venture by Amit Kumar and Suyash Motarwar, born from a shared vision to reimagine how modern Indian women discover and experience fine jewellery. The founders later secured seed funding from Japanese luxury jeweller Kashikey Co. Ltd., enabling early product development and the foundational phase of brand

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Wesley Tucker to step down as CEO of Tracr

De Beers Group has announced that Wesley Tucker will step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of Tracr and leave the business at the end of February 2026. Wesley joined De Beers Group in April 2021 as Head of Digital Transformation before taking on the role of CEO of Tracr, the blockchain technology platform and diamond traceability business

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GJC Requests Formation of Gujarat State Level Vigilance Committee

Ahmedabad: The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) yesterday informed that it had formally requested the Government of Gujarat to establish a State Level Vigilance Committee dedicated to protecting the interests of jewellers across the state. A high-level delegation from GJC, led by Chairman Mr. Rajesh Rokde, Vice Chairman Mr. Avinash Gupta, Director Mr. Salim Daginawala, ZCM Mr. Avi Shah,

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