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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Divine Solitaires Seeks $10 mln Fund for Expansion

Mumbai: Divine Solitaires, India’s loose solitaire brand that is exclusively focused on natural diamond solitaire jewellery, has opened its first round of seed funding seeking an investment of $10 million. The Mumbai-based company is gearing up to aggressively scale its business to become a $250–300 million enterprise over the next 3-4 years.  Launched in 2006 by brothers Jignesh Mehta and Shailen Mehta,

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IIJS Bharat Signature Closes with Rs. 75,000 Cr. Orders

Mumbai: The 18th edition of IIJS Bharat – Signature 2026, organized by GJEPC, concluded in Mumbai, marking a strong start to the global gems and jewellery trade calendar for 2026. As the first major B2B trade show of the year, the event set a bullish tone for the industry, with an estimated ₹75,000 crore in business expected to be realised

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BIS Reserves “Diamond” for Natural Diamonds

Mumbai: The Indian gem and jewellery industry has long faced challenges arising from the use of multiple, inconsistent, and often ambiguous terms to describe diamonds and their alternatives—particularly in digital and e-commerce environments. This lack of formal guidance has contributed to consumer confusion and inconsistent disclosure practices across the market. The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) welcomes the adoption of IS

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‘Quantum Couture’ is the Theme for Artisan Awards 2026

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has officially announced the theme for the prestigious Artisan Jewellery Design Awards 2026, “Quantum Couture – Re-Engineering Beauty and Cultural Codes.” Launched as a call to push boundaries, the 2026 edition invites designers to move beyond convention and create wearable art for a radically evolving world—where jewellery design, legacy and technology

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WDMF Announces World Diamond Museum

Las Vegas: The World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDMF) announced it has built the virtual foundations of the World Diamond Museum, a unique resource in the cloud that will be bringing together and put on display an unprecedented and therefore unique collections of extraordinary diamonds and diamond jewellery – from famous stones to hidden, until now unknown pieces that deserve to

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50 Indian Cos Participating in JCK, Las Vegas

Mumbai: Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), India will present the India Pavilion at JCK Las Vegas for the 13th consecutive year with 50 leading gem and jewelry exporters, including plain and studded diamond and coloured gemstone Jewellery. Scheduled from 3-6 June, the India Pavilion is spread across 81 booths, strategically located at the Diamond Plaza and the Passport

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Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair with a New Form

Antwerp: The 8th edition of the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair, which will be held from 29 to 31 January 2017 will have a new name, a new look and a new business model, the organizers said in a statement. The fair has been organized every year since 2010 by The Antwerp Diamond Bourse, The Antwerp Diamond Club, The Antwerp Diamond

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IDE’s Rough Allocation for Young Mfrs. Takes Off

Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange’s program, in cooperation with Panford (Israel) Ltd., to offer a special allocation of rough diamonds for young diamantaires was officially launched yesterday. The program, which was originally announced in September 2014 at the initiative of Yoram Dvash, then head of the IDE Industry Committee, makes available small parcels of De Beers rough from first

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