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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Commerce Secretary Visits GJEPC Ofiice

Mr. Rajesh Agrawal, Commerce Secretary, Department of Commerce, India, visited GJEPC headquarters in Mumbai on 26 December and held a detailed interaction with GJEPC’s Committee of Administration, including Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Chairman, Mr. Shaunak Parikh, Vice Chairman, Mr. Anoop Mehta, Convener – Diamond Panel, Mr. Russell Mehta, Co-Convener – Diamond Panel, Mr. K.S. Srinivasan, Convener – Gold Panel, Mr. Ashish

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GJEPC Welcomes India’s Role as KP Chair

Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the nodal agency for the Kimberley Process (KP) in India, welcomes India’s election as Chair of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) for 2026. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, a UN-mandated initiative, is the only global mechanism governing international trade in rough diamonds, aimed at preventing conflict diamonds from entering legitimate

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India New Zealand FTA to Benefit G&J Industry

Mumbai: India and New Zealand recently concluded a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that offers significant duty-free access for Indian exports, but Gems & Jewellery (G&J) are listed among the sensitive sectors excluded from immediate zero-duty benefits under the FTA, with India protecting these products, alongside dairy, sugar, and metals, from immediate tariff cuts, though the overall deal aims to boost labour-intensive exports like textiles,

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India’s G&J Exports Recover During April-Nov 2025

Mumbai: India’s gem and jewellery (G&J) exports showed clear signs of stabilization and recovery during April-November 2025, supported by improving global demand conditions and strong performance across diversified international markets. Total exports for the period rose marginally by 0.07% year-on-year to $18.87 billion, compared to $18.85 billion in the corresponding period last year, underscoring the sector’s resilience amid a challenging

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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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Rajesh Exports Achieves Strong Results

Mumbai: Rajesh Exports reported strong fourth quarter [ended March] and full year FY2016 financial results where both revenues and earnings easily outpaced our estimates, according to a communication issued by ‘Evaluate Research’. On a quarterly basis, revenue and EPS surpassed our estimates by 2% and 24%, respectively. Moreover, the company’s annual figure also exceeded our revenue and EPS projection by

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Pure Value Guarantee Program by PGD

Las Vegas: Pure Grown Diamonds (PGD), the leading distributor of Lab-Grown Diamonds announced the Pure Value Guarantee Program for all its customers. The program is aimed at assuring our retailers that they can buy Pure Grown Diamonds with confidence, and offer the same value proposition that they would with a mined Diamond to all their customers. You can sell a

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