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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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AGS Introduces ‘Only My Diamond’ Service
New York: The American Gem Society Laboratories (AGS Laboratories) has started a new service called Only My Diamond. The interactive online tool on the AGSLab web site provides an enhancement to AGS Laboratories’ Diamond QualityDocument (DQD) by offering supplementary diamond quality information. The Only My Diamond service includes a downloadable PDF of the Diamond Quality Document (DQD), a video of
Sarine’s Sales Expected to Grow in Q4
Tel Aviv: Sarine Technologies expects fourth quarter revenue grew significantly as sentiment improved in the Indian diamond manufacturing sector, the diamond equipment supplier said in a trading update. The company projected sales will surpass $18 million during the final three months of 2016, which would imply a 45 percent jump from a year ago but falls in line with the
Nitin Khandelwal Appointed as Chairman of GJF
Mumbai: The All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF), a national trade federation for the promotion and growth of trade in gems and jewellery across India, has appointed Mr. Nitin Khandelwal as Chairman and Mr. Pramod Agarwal as Vice Chairman for a period of two years. The list of other Directors of GJF has been uploaded on the company
GJEPC Guides on “Benefits of Organised Trading”
Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council organised a seminar in Mumbai on 5th January 2017 to create awareness about the benefits of cashless transaction, income tax compliances, as well as on doing business in an organised manner. The seminar was, especially organised for the non-members of the Council who are doing business in an unorganised manner, but have
SENCO Gold Receives IAGES Accreditation for its Stores in India
Kolkata: Senco Gold & Diamonds, having more than 100 stores across India, has been accredited with IAGES reinstating its commitment towards wining the trust and confidence of its consumers through its ethical, fair and transparent practices. SENCO Gold & Diamonds is one of the most recognized names in the Indian jewellery retail sector with more than 100 stores, having built
De Beers Group Launches ‘Heera Hai Aapke Liye’
Mumbai: De Beers Group, the world’s leading diamond company, marked a significant milestone in the Indian jewellery landscape with the official launch of the “Heera Hai Aapke Liye” program at IIJS Signature. The star-studded event featured actress Sonakshi Sinha, who joined Ms. Shweta Harit, Global Senior Vice President of De Beers Group and CEO of Forevermark, to unveil an initiative
GJSCI Holds JOSH Convocation Ceremony
Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) organized the convocation ceremony of JOSH for the 6th batch of specially abled candidates and the 12th batch of regular candidates on 16 January 2026 at the Bharat Ratnam Mega Common Facility Centre (CFC), SEEPZ. The ceremony marked the successful completion of training for the candidates, celebrating their hard work,
Can India Reinforce Confidence in the KP?
Mumbai (By Suresh Chotai): As India assumes the Chair of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) this year, the global diamond industry sees renewed opportunity for meaningful dialogue on one of the most debated issues within the Process: the definition of so-called “blood” or “conflict” diamonds. The current Kimberley Process definition, framed in the early 2000s, restricts conflict diamonds to
