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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KP Seeking Forensic Auditor For CAR's Stockpile

Dubai: The Administrative Decision [AD] on the Central African Republic [Temporary Suspension] of May 23, 2013 was modified by the 2015 AD of July 17, 2015 concerning the defining conditions for Central African Republic’s (CAR) resumption of trade in rough diamonds from “compliant zones”. Under the supervision of the Kimberley Process Monitoring Team, a forensic audit needs to be conducted

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Gemfields Sells Ruby Worth $30.4 Mln.

London: Gemfields plc reported sales of $30.4 million from an auction of rough ruby extracted by Montepuez Ruby Mining Limitada in Mozambique, which is 75% owned by Gemfields. The auction, held in Singapore from December 12 to 16, was the first ruby sale of this financial year and generated the fourth highest ruby auction result to date and average realized

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De Beers Will Flood Snap Lake Mine

Toronto: One year after deciding to place it on care and maintenance, De Beers is putting its Snap Lake Mine in the Canadian subarctic on extended care and maintenance – a euphemism for flooding. Work on flooding the tunnels of the shuttered diamond mine will start in early January and is expected to take between six and eight weeks. The

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India’s Polished Diamond Exports Dip 10% in Nov

Mumbai: Exports of cut and polished diamonds from India stood at US$ 1.19 billion in November 2016, a drop of 10% as compared to the US$ 1.32 bn in the same month a year earlier, according to provisional data released by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). Exports of gold jewellery (both studded and plain) also slowed, declining

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Rio Tinto Launches its Final Beyond Rare Tender

Mumbai: Rio Tinto has launched its final Beyond Rare TM Tender, the third in its annual Art Series, featuring 52 lots of extraordinarily rare masterpieces of nature, from its Canadian and Australian diamond mines. Titled Into the Light, this unique event marks a special chapter in world diamond history. With Rio Tinto’s Australian Argyle Diamond Mine ceasing operations in November

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JGW Hong Kong Honours Sustainability Champions

Hong Kong: The Winners and Finalists of the Sustainability Awards 2025 by JWA (Jewellery World Awards) were celebrated at a Recognition Ceremony hosted last night by the industry’s No.1 jewellery sourcing destination – Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong (JGW). Powered by Informa Markets Jewellery, the Awards programme recognises exceptional sustainability initiatives within the fine jewellery, gemstone and related sectors.

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Diwali Edition of GJS Opens in Mumbai

Mumbai: The India Gem & Jewellery Show (GJS2025) – Diwali Edition officially opened yesterday with a grand inauguration ceremony at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai. The prestigious event was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Mr. Devendra Fadnavis who attended the #HamaraApnaShow as Chief Guest, marking a proud moment for the Indian gem and jewellery industry. Also graced by

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Augmont Receives Promising Gold Bullion Refiner Award

Mumbai: Augmont Enterprises Ltd., one of India’s established gold platforms, has been recognized with the prestigious “Promising Gold Bullion Refiner (All India)” award at the India Gold Conference (IGC) 2025. This recognition reflects the company’s role in contributing to the evolving bullion industry. At the conference, Mr. Ketan Kothari, Director at Augmont, was presented with the IGC Excellence Award 2025:

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