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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
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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De Beers Opens First Store in Kuwait
Gaborone: De Beers recently opened a 145-square meter store in the Prestige area of the Avenues Mall in Kuwait – its first in the Emirate. It is the third location to be opened in the Middle East, following similar stores in Dubai and Bahrain. The company hosted an event in honor of talented Kuwaiti women to showcase the launch of
De Beers 5th 2016 Sight Valued at $560 Million
Gaborone: The De Beers Group of Companies has announced that the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for its fifth Sight of 2016 was provisionally valued at $560 million. “Sales in the fifth cycle of the year were somewhat lower than in the fourth cycle, in line with our expectations and typical seasonal demand patterns,”
India Diamond Week in New York from 22nd Aug
Mumbai: Enthused by the success of the previous editions of the India Diamond Week which commenced in 2014, India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) is organizing the 5th India Diamond Week in joint association with DDC (Diamond Dealers Club) in New York to be held from August 22 – 25, 2016 at the Diamond Dealers Club at 580/5th
JNA Awards 2016 Honourees Revealed
Hong Kong: Jewellery News Asia (JNA), the organizer of the prestigious JNA Awards has announced the list of Honourees or finalists across 10 categories at a press conference held on the sidelines of the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. The JNA Awards, now in its fifth year, is a premier awards programme that recognises and celebrates excellence and
De Beers Shares Latest Research on US Consumer Trends
London: Natural diamonds are the most desired luxury jewellery product, average purchase prices have increased 25%, Gen Z is now the second largest generation buying diamonds, and non-bridal occasions account for three-quarters of overall US demand. These are some of the key findings of De Beers Group’s latest US Diamond Acquisition Study, featuring responses from 18,500 women aged 18 –
FTAs Offer Immense Export Opportunity for Indian Jewellery
Jaipur: The Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India recently organized a focused outreach programme on “Leveraging FTAs for the Gems & Jewellery (G&J) Sector” in Jaipur, in partnership with the Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). Exporters, manufacturers, MSMEs and other industry stakeholders participated in the programme. The workshop is part of the Government’s
Golconda & Ancient Diamonds: A Historical Perspective
Singapore: On the third day of 41st World Diamond Congress, on July 15, distinguished jewellery historian and author, Dr. Usha Balakrishnan, of Mumbai, India, will be presenting a lecture entitled “Golconda and Ancient Diamonds – A Historical Perspective. ” “For nearly 2,000 years, every diamond the world had ever seen came from a mystical land, now known as India. These
Call for African Unity to Defend Natural Diamond Industry
Freetown, Sierra Leone: Against a backdrop of mounting concern over the future of Africa’s diamond sector, ministers from leading diamond-producing nations convened in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on May 20, 2026, to address a challenge that is rapidly transforming the global jewellery landscape—the growing dominance of laboratory-grown diamonds. A key voice at the Council of Ministers meeting of the African Diamond
