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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IIJS Bharat Signature Pillars Honoured

Mumbai: Behind the scale and precision of IIJS Bharat Signature 2026 lies months of planning and on-ground execution by teams who rarely step into the spotlight. At the ceremonial opening at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, NESCO, GJEPC recognized these efforts through the felicitation of the IIJS BharatPillars, honouring individuals whose behind-the scenes work shapes the show year after year. Those

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IIJS Bharat Signature Opens at BEC

Mumbai: The grand ceremonial opening of the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) on 9th January marked a defining moment for IIJS Bharat Signature 2026, bringing together industry leadership, diplomacy and retail at onestage. The occasion reinforced why the first global gem & jewellery show of the year remains the trade’s early year barometer, not just for sentiment, but for direction. Speaking

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IIJS Bharat Signature 2026 Inaugurated at JIO

Mumbai: As the first global jewellery show of the year, Signature once again became the place where expectations for the months ahead began to take shape. The Show was thrown open at the JIO World Centre, BKC, Mumbai on 8th January. In his opening remarks, Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Chairman, GJEPC positioned 2026 as a pivotal year for the sector, marked

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Candere Opens Three Stores in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Candere, the lifestyle jewellery brand by Kalyan Jewellers known for its modern and trend-led designs, has expanded its retail presence in Maharashtra with the launch of three new stores in Kandivali, Nashik, and Kolhapur. These new additions further reinforce the brand’s commitment to offering accessible, stylish, and contemporary jewellery for today’s discerning customers. The newly launched stores mark Candere’s

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CIBJO Launches Free Online Toolkit to Assist G&J Cos.

Milan: CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has announced that it has launched an online Toolkit designed to enable all members of the jewellery and gem sector to conduct responsible sourcing due diligence on their supply chains. The digital files of which the toolkit is comprised can be downloaded at no cost from a dedicated mini-website, located at www.cibjo.org/rs-toolkit. The CIBJO

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SSEF Launches Free Online Courses on Major Gems

Basel: The Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF has launched a series of free-of-charge, online courses, entitled “Understanding Gemstones.” With each covering a specific gem, the courses are comprehensive and self-paced by the student, who is able to start and complete them at any time via SSEF’s Internet-based learning platform. The courses are available in English, French and simplified Chinese. The gems

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G&J Exports witnesses Remarkable growth in Q4

Mumbai: The financial year 2020-21 witnessed an overall decline of 28.46% to US$ 25.31 billion in the overall exports of gem and jewellery compared with US$ 35.37 bn in the fiscal year 2019-20, as per the data of the apex body The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). However, there is a significant increase in the exports witnessed in the last quarter of the financial year ended

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Platinum Days of Love Urges You to "CommitToLove"

Mumbai: In these constantly changing times, if there is one thing that remained constant for couples it is the love that they share. They managed to be each other’s source of strength and comfort. If anything, the unpredictability of circumstances made them realize what truly matters making their love stronger. Filling them with the renewed desire to take the next

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