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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S&P Sees Negative Outlook for Botswana

Gaborone: Standard & Poor’s (S&P) affirmed Botswana’s credit rating and gave the country a negative outlook, reflecting the risks over the next 12 to 18 months if the current diamond-sector slump proves more structural than cyclical in nature. The agency said it maintained its ‘A-­/A-­2’ long­ and short-­term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings for the country. Even so,

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Ali Pastorini Elected Presi. of Mujeres Brillantes

Bogota: The Second meeting of Latin America’s Mujeres Brillantes, (Woman Jewelers of Latin America) hosted by Cluster de Joyeria y Bisuteria de la Camara de Comercio de Bogota (Chamber of Commerce of Bogota) and took place at it’s headquarters in Bogota, Colombia, where additional 44 members attended the meeting. Established 4 months ago in Panama City, Panama the association has

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Platinum Jewellery Leading the Trend: ASSOCHAM

Mumbai: Diamond studded or platinum jewellery is leading the trend this Diwali on the back of growing change in the mindset of women, particularly those working, away from their important role of homemakers, who take jewellery more as a daily wearable than buying gold as an investment avenue, an Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM) survey based on jewellers’

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BrilliANT to Restore WFDB InterBourse Concept

Antwerp: Ten years after it debuted at the Iberjoya Jewellery Fair in Madrid, there will be a World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) ‘InterBourse’ pavilion at the eighth edition of BrilliANT, the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair (ADTF). The WFDB Interbourse pavilion, which will accommodate members of visiting bourses in a ‘trading hall’ type set up, will be able to host

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Kering Holds 2nd “Kering Generation Award X Jewelry” Ceremony

Milan: The second edition of the Kering Generation Award X Jewelry took place on July 9, 2026, at the luxury group Kering’s headquarters in Paris during Paris Haute Couture Week. The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) is a partner of Kering in the awards, which aim to support visionary talent whose work demonstrates excellence in sustainable design and practices in jewellery-making.

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41st World Diamond Congress Kicks Off in Singapore

Singapore: With almost every seat taken in the Atrium Ballroom of Singapore’s Park Collection Hotel in City Island’s Marina Bay district, the 41st World Diamond Congress kicked off on July 13. In his welcome speech, Fabio Cascapera, Chair of the Congress Organising Committee and President of the Diamond Exchange of Singapore (DES), noted that since the 24th World Diamond Congress was held in Singapore

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Rapaport Melee Auction at Bharat Ratnam Mega CFC

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in association with SEEPZ Mumbai, invites members of the gem & jewellery industry to participate in the Rapaport Melee Auction at the Bharat Ratnam Mega CFC from 13th to 16th July. This is an excellent opportunity to source quality melee diamonds through a globally trusted auction platform while connecting with the

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IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026 Promotion Across Thailand

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has expanded its promotional campaign for IIJS Bharat Premiere 2026 across Thailand through a series of meetings with the Embassy of India, leading industry associations, government institutions and jewellery retailers. Varun Chulet, Assistant Director, GJEPC Jaipur, led the outreach aimed at strengthening bilateral trade ties and encouraging greater Thai participation in

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