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Brent Touched $100, the 10-Year Hit a Seven-Month High, and Both Metals Still Gained
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 24 was one of the most volatile macro weeks of 2026, and the most significant feature was not what moved, but what did not. Oil spiked, yields surged to their highest since January 2025, and the conflict between the US and Iran escalated to its most intense phase since the February strikes. Gold and silver gained on the week. That resilience at the bottom of a multi-week correction, against headwinds that should have pushed
Brent Touched $100, the 10-Year Hit a Seven-Month High, and Both Metals Still Gained
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 24 was one of the most volatile macro weeks of 2026, and the most significant feature was not what moved, but what did not. Oil spiked, yields surged to their highest since January 2025, and the conflict between the US and Iran escalated to its most intense phase since the February strikes. Gold and silver gained on the week. That resilience at the bottom of a multi-week correction, against headwinds that should have pushed
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2015 Presidents' Meeting Ends
Tel Aviv: The 2015 Presidents Meeting in Tel Aviv came to an end on Tuesday, with World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) President Ernie Blom saying it had provided the opportunity for three days of intensive discussions on the main issues affecting the diamond trade globally. WFDB presidents, as well as their counterparts from the International Diamond Manufacturers Association, also
Mellier: Sustainable Returns Are Key To Investment
Tel Aviv: Addressing the second day of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) Presidents meeting in Tel Aviv earlier yesterday, Philippe Mellier, Chief Executive, De Beers Group, said that sustainable returns across the diamond pipeline are the key to investment to underpin further growth. “Diamantaires need to make sustainable returns so they can
Mystery Diamond Treatment Also Found at IGI
New York: The previously unknown treatment that temporarily boosts a diamond’s color has also been discovered on diamonds submitted to the Antwerp branch of the International Gemological Institute (IGI), according to a report being released in Israeli newsletter Diamond Intelligence Briefing. On May 13, GIA said it suspected that as many as 500 stones had been treated with a mystery
Botswana Invites Bids for New Diamond Licenses
Gaborone: Botswana’s Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources through the Department of Mines on Monday invited interested companies or individuals to apply for precious stones prospecting licenses in the Orapa Kimberlite Field. In a statement, the ministry says areas to be applied for have been divided into six blocks covering some known kimberlites in the Orapa-Letlhakane area in eastern
2015 Presidents' Meeting Ends
Tel Aviv: The 2015 Presidents Meeting in Tel Aviv came to an end on Tuesday, with World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) President Ernie Blom saying it had provided the opportunity for three days of intensive discussions on the main issues affecting the diamond trade globally. WFDB presidents, as well as their counterparts from the International Diamond Manufacturers Association, also
Mellier: Sustainable Returns Are Key To Investment
Tel Aviv: Addressing the second day of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) Presidents meeting in Tel Aviv earlier yesterday, Philippe Mellier, Chief Executive, De Beers Group, said that sustainable returns across the diamond pipeline are the key to investment to underpin further growth. “Diamantaires need to make sustainable returns so they can
Mystery Diamond Treatment Also Found at IGI
New York: The previously unknown treatment that temporarily boosts a diamond’s color has also been discovered on diamonds submitted to the Antwerp branch of the International Gemological Institute (IGI), according to a report being released in Israeli newsletter Diamond Intelligence Briefing. On May 13, GIA said it suspected that as many as 500 stones had been treated with a mystery
Botswana Invites Bids for New Diamond Licenses
Gaborone: Botswana’s Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources through the Department of Mines on Monday invited interested companies or individuals to apply for precious stones prospecting licenses in the Orapa Kimberlite Field. In a statement, the ministry says areas to be applied for have been divided into six blocks covering some known kimberlites in the Orapa-Letlhakane area in eastern
