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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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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GTL Achieves Big Growth

 Mumbai: The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council’s Gem Testing Laboratory (GTL) at Jaipur showed a 40% growth in its performance in April – September 2014 compared to 15% growth in the same period last year. Being founded under the aegis of the Council (GJEPC), GTL has scored over their performance last year on account of constant upgrading of technology

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GJEPC Insists again to Introduce Presumptive Tax

Mumbai: A 15-member delegation of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)  officials and industry members, led by GJEPC Chairman Vipul Shah, met Hon’ble Mr. Saurabh Patel, Finance Minister, Government of Gujarat, on Sunday November 16th. One of the important issue discussed among others was that of presumptive taxation. For long now, the diamond industry of the country has

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'Hand-Holding Makes Relationships Stronger'

New York: Americans believe hand-holding makes relationships stronger, according to a survey conducted by Forevermark as part of its Hold My Hand Forever campaign. The company launched the campaign in October, encouraging couples to share their hand-holding moments on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the #HoldMyHandForever hashtag. The survey found that 94 percent of Americans in a committed relationship believe

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Zimbabwe Govt. Shuts Down 11 Gold Mines

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GTL Achieves Big Growth

 Mumbai: The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council’s Gem Testing Laboratory (GTL) at Jaipur showed a 40% growth in its performance in April – September 2014 compared to 15% growth in the same period last year. Being founded under the aegis of the Council (GJEPC), GTL has scored over their performance last year on account of constant upgrading of technology

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GJEPC Insists again to Introduce Presumptive Tax

Mumbai: A 15-member delegation of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)  officials and industry members, led by GJEPC Chairman Vipul Shah, met Hon’ble Mr. Saurabh Patel, Finance Minister, Government of Gujarat, on Sunday November 16th. One of the important issue discussed among others was that of presumptive taxation. For long now, the diamond industry of the country has

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'Hand-Holding Makes Relationships Stronger'

New York: Americans believe hand-holding makes relationships stronger, according to a survey conducted by Forevermark as part of its Hold My Hand Forever campaign. The company launched the campaign in October, encouraging couples to share their hand-holding moments on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the #HoldMyHandForever hashtag. The survey found that 94 percent of Americans in a committed relationship believe

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Zimbabwe Govt. Shuts Down 11 Gold Mines

Harare: Government has temporarily shut down 11 gold mining companies for non-compliance with mining regulations in a drastic measure to curb gold leakages and increase deliveries. Gold leakages have been cited as a major contributor to the decline in gold sales from 27 tonnes in 1999 to 12 tonnes per year now. Government’s target is to raise gold production levels

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