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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Shanghai Gold Exchange Caps Transaction Size

Shanghai: Late last week, the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), now the world’s largest exchange for physical trading in bullion, announced a cap on the amount of gold that can be traded in one single transaction. The order, which became effective on January 1, 2017, limits the size of one single transaction in pure gold to 500 kg, down from the

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Diamond Trade in Israel Slows During 2016

Ramat Gan: Israel’s polished diamond exports declined in 2016 even as sentiment improved in December. Outbound shipments of polished dropped 6.4 percent to $4.68 billion during the year, the nation’s Ministry of Economy and Industry reported. Exports to the U.S., its largest trade partner, slid 9 percent to $2 billion, while shipments to Hong Kong fell 8 percent to $1.35

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Dominion to Hold Rough Viewing At IDTC

Mumbai: Dominion Diamond Marketing NV will be holding its first rough diamond viewing session for 2017 at the India Diamond Trading Centre Special Notified Zone in Mumbai from January 11-17, 2017. The company sells assortments of rough sourced via its ownership interests in the Diavik and Ekati Diamond Mines in Canada. Other major mining companies have also displayed their goods

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Mujeres Brillantes Expands its Reach on Net

Panama: Mujeres Brillantes Association launched today their website www.mubri.com, their Youtube Channel called Mujeres Brillantes has been active since December 2016. The Channel has videos discussing a variety of subjects related to the industry where most women’s jewellers have an opportunity not only to promote their jewellery lines and share their history but also discuss relevant subjects on ways of

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More Indian Women are Choosing Natural Diamonds 

 Mumbai: The domestic natural diamond jewellery market continues to witness strong growth momentum, with the country emerging as the world’s second-largest diamond jewellery market. India contributes 12% of global diamond jewellery demand, up from 10% in 2019, surpassing both China and Japan. According to a recent study, ownership of natural diamond jewellery among Indian women has increased from 11% in

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GIA Acquires 30% Shareholding in TRACR

New York: De Beers Group and GIA (Gemological Institute of America) yesterday announced the signing of a definitive agreement for GIA to acquire a 30 per cent shareholding in Tracr, the De Beers Group-backed company behind the development of the pioneering diamond provenance blockchain-driven platform. The agreement marks a significant milestone in Tracr’s evolution towards independence and reflects GIA’s confidence

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De Beers Introduces Desert Diamonds Icons

Las Vegas: At the annual JCK Las Vegas Show – the largest jewellery event in the global calendar – De Beers Group yesterday set out its view on the way forward for the natural diamond sector, calling on the trade to work together to capitalize on the early success of the Desert diamonds ‘beacon’ campaign with the introduction of Desert diamonds Icons. The Desert

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Dr. Akinwumi Adesina is Chairperson of Diamonds for Development Fund

Gaborone: The Government of the Republic of Botswana and De Beers Group are delighted to confirm that Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been appointed as the Diamonds for Development Fund’s Chairperson. Dr. Adesina is a widely respected global leader and renowned development economist with close to 40 years of experience in global and African development issues. He was the 8th elected President

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