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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India May Reduce Import Duty on Gold

New Delhi: The Government of India is likely to lower existing import duty on gold from 10% to 6%, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting agencies. This even as there were on-record comments from the government as early as December declining any proposal to cut duty on gold. Speaking to CNBC-TV18 on the development, Sanjeev Bhatia, CFO of PC Jewellers said this would

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India's G&J Exports Decline to 20.4% in Nov

Mumbai: India’s exports of gold jewellery (both studded and plain) also slowed down in Nov.2016 declining by 35% to $547.5 mn compared to $844.67 mn in Nov.2015, according to provisional data released by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The exports from the gem and jewellery sector during Nov.2016 stood at $2.47 bn, a decline of 20.4% over

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Landmark Ruling Forces Rough Diamond Refund

Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) ordered a dealer to cancel the sale of a rough diamond after he failed to comply with new guidelines requiring sellers to disclose if a stone has undergone value analysis using a Sarine Galaxy machine, reports Rapaport. The arbitration is the first of its kind, sources familiar with the case told Rapaport News.

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AWDC Donates Greetings' Budget to Charity

Antwerp: This year, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), representing the Antwerp diamond community, decided not to send out season’s greetings gifts or cards. Instead, 16 diamond ambassadors rolled up their sleeves and volunteered at the local Antwerp charity project “Moeders voor Moeders”, an organization which helps young families facing financial difficulties. AWDC will share its season’s greetings video from

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Zimbabwe Running Diamond Sector like ‘Mafia’

Harare: Zimbabwean opposition politician Innocent Gonese has said that Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu PF party needs to stop running the country’s diamond sector “like a mafia where everyone involved in the management of the gems is a thief.” The comments were made at a public forum organized by the Southern African Political and Economic Series (SAPES Trust) in Mutare, reported the

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DGCX to Launch Spot Gold Contract

Dubai: Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), a financial and commodity derivatives exchange is getting ready to launch a spot gold contract and a number of commodities, equity and currency derivative contracts between now and the end of the year, said Gary Anderson, CEO of DGCX in an interview with Gulf News. The exchange primarily focused on derivatives is all

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GJEPC’s Banking Seminar on Saturday

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has organized Diamond, Gem & Jewellery Banking Summit-2014 on Saturday, 28th June 2014 in Mumbai. The who’s who of Banking, Gem & Jewellery Trade and Ministry of Finance officials will be present on one platform to discuss the issues like- Aspects and Present Issues on Financing for the Gem & Jewellery

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IDMA Tackles Thorny Issues at 36th WDC

Antwerp: With the close of the 36th World Diamond Congress in Antwerp, Belgium, members of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) concluded their deliberations, after raising and discussing a long list of topics that weigh heavily on the minds of diamond manufacturers worldwide. IDMA President Maxim Shkadov emphasized at the concluding press conference on June 19 that his organization was

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