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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Govt. Clarifies Why Rio Abandoned Bunder Project

Bhopal: The Opposition Congress is eyeing the withdrawal of global mining giant Rio Tinto from the Chhattarpur diamond mines in Madhya Pradesh suspiciously. Congress’ deputy leader of Opposition Bala Bachchan raised the issue during the Question Hour in the state assembly on Tuesday and asked mining minister Rajendra Shukla for a copy of the agreement signed between the government and

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KGK Group Joins JNA Awards 2017 Partner Roster

Hong Kong: KGK Group has joined as a Partner for the 2017 edition of the JNA Awards. KGK Group is the latest name to be added to the stellar roster of sponsors led by Headline Partners Rio Tinto Diamonds and Chow Tai Fook, together with fellow Honoured Partners the Shanghai Diamond Exchange, Guangdong Gems & Jade Exchange, and Guangdong Land

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Shenzhen Bourse to Embrace Polished Diamonds

Shenzhen: The Shenzhen Rough Diamond Exchange (SRDE) plans to expand into polished trading and is preparing to rename itself to reflect the upgrade, reports Rapaport. The bourse is in the process of rebranding as the Shenzhen Diamond Exchange and has been trailing imports of polished diamonds since late last year, a spokesperson for the organization told Rapaport News on Wednesday.

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Pangolin Recovers Three New Diamonds

Gaborone: Pangolin Diamonds said three new diamonds were recently discovered from soil samples at the Malatswae diamond project in Botswana. It said one of the diamonds measured +2mm in all directions, clear and white in colour. Sixteen +0.5mm diamonds had now been discovered in soil samples within six zones at Malatswae. The first zone had produced nine diamonds from soil

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Congolese Diamonds Tender Gets 40% Higher Sales

Antwerp: From 16 to 20 February, the Congolese diamond company SACIM SARL organised a particularly successful diamond tender in Antwerp. More than 288,000 carats of rough Congolese diamonds were sold at prices that were on average over 40% higher than those achieved in other, competing diamond trading centres. The result once again underlines Antwerp’s unique position as an international hub for rough diamond trading

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GJEPC Hosted IIJS Bharat Retailer Connect Session

New Delhi: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) successfully hosted the IIJS Bharat Retailer Connect session at the PHD Chamber of Commerce, Delhi, on 19th Feb 2026, in association with the Maliwara Jewellers Association, Delhi Jewellers Association, Greater Kailash Jewellers Association and East Delhi Jewellers Association. Mr. Antarpal Singh Sawhney, Regional Chairman–North, inaugurated the seminar, which saw participation

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US & Japan to Invest $550 bln. on Synthetics

New York: The governments of the United States and Japan are reportedly considering directing a portion of a proposed $550 billion investment package toward establishing synthetic diamond production in the U.S., as part of a broader effort to strengthen critical technology supply chains. At the heart of the initiative is a planned synthetic diamond manufacturing facility in the United States,

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The Tariff is Illegal: US Supreme Court

Washington: US trading partners, including India, that have reached tariff deals with Donald Trump’s administration before the Supreme Court verdict, will now face a 10 per cent duty, despite higher levels they may have agreed on previously, the White House has said. The certification came after the US Supreme Court struck down Trump’s sweeping and often arbitrary duties, delivering a

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