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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De Beers Auction Starts US Viewings

New York: De Beers recently announced that its Auction Sales business will conduct viewings of Exceptional and Special Stones at the International Institute of Diamond Valuation (IIDV) offices in New York, ahead of its Cycle 6 auctions. This will be the first time that De Beers’ Auction Sales business conducts viewings in the US, the group said. The viewings will

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India Withdraws 1% TCS on Jewellery Purchase

New Delhi: The Indian Government on Tuesday rolled back its decision to apply 1% tax collected at source (TCS) on cash purchase of gold jewellery of Rs 2 lakh and above and raised the limit to Rs 5 lakh with effect from 1 June 2016, media report said. Reacting to the news, jwellery stocks such as PC Jwellers, TBZ and

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Platinum ‘Season of Love’ from 10 to 26th June

Mumbai: Make this summer memorable for your loved one with Platinum Season of Love. For the first time Platinum Day of Love brings to you an exclusive in- store festival, where you can commemorate your love in true Platinum style. ‘Season of Love’ is being celebrated at all leading Platinum Jewellery retailers from 10th June till 26th June. You are

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WFDB Launches Young Diamantaires Programme

Antwerp: An exciting new initiative of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) that was launched at the recent 37th World Diamond Congress in Dubai is an international Young Diamantaires programme. The forward-looking project came out of discussions held by the WFDB’s Promotion Committee with the aim of promoting ongoing communications between younger diamond industry members and reaching out to

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Myanmar Sells $3bn in Gems

Naypyidaw: Myanmar’s annual gem emporium took in more than $3 billion this year, the most ever for the country’s annual sale of gems and jade, organizers said Tuesday. Income reached $3.4 billion and saw the successful auction of 6,007 of 7,454 jade lots, 126 out of 436 gem lots and 224 of the total 342 pearl lots, they said. “This

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Forevermark Hosted Forum 2014

Jaipur: Forevermark, the diamond brand from De Beers group hosted the 3rd Annual Forevermark Forum in The Pink City to celebrate the brand for the year 2014. The three day interactive forum held from 02nd till 04th June 2014 in the city of Jaipur for its key associates & stakeholders was a massive success and was attended by India’s leading

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JCK Show to Remain a Four-Day Format

Las Vegas: JCK Las Vegas will continue as a four-day show, according to an announcement sent out to exhibitors. “While some customers had expressed a desire for JCK to extend to five days, the research simply did not indicate enough interest to justify a fifth day and the costs associated with an extra day,” said a note sent out to

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De Beers Sending AMS Machines to Sightholders

Gaborone: Jonathan Kendall, President of De Beers’ International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), said the Automated Melee Screening (AMS) instrument is being dispatched to Sightholders across the globe. The first installation and training sessions successfully took place at the end of June with Tasaki and Rosy Blue in Japan. “The focus has now shifted to installing the AMS

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