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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New Device Grades Fancy Colored Diamonds

London: A new device can color-grade both fancy colored diamonds as well as diamonds with secondary hues, says a release from manufacturer ImaGem. The device uses data from thousands of samples to derive its grades for fancy colored stones, says Dr. Lalit K. Aggarwal, chairman of ImaGem, which manufactures the device. The device, called the GL3200, can “identify which stones

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WDC Warns against Trading Diamonds with CAR

New York: The World Diamond Council has issued a warning that, despite the Administrative Decision of the Kimberley Process of May 23, 2013, which ordered the temporary suspension of trading in diamonds from the Central African Republic (CAR), production of diamonds in that country is continuing and there is evidence of diamonds from the CAR reaching the markets. The WDC

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Entries Invited for Artisan Awards

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has been recognizing and rewarding the best in jewellery design. The Artisan celebrates the highest levels of artistry, innovation and individuality, elevating jewellery designers to their rightful status of artists. The Artisan jewellery Design Awards 2014 invites India’s finest jewellery designers to push their design boundaries and reveal their utmost creativity

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GJF Asks Finmin to Rationalize Duty

New Delhi: The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) has asked the government to at least double the gap between the import duties on raw gold and finished product to protect domestic manufacturers stressed by various curbs on raw material sourcing from overseas. In a meeting with the finance minister, senior executives of the association demanded the government

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New Device Grades Fancy Colored Diamonds

London: A new device can color-grade both fancy colored diamonds as well as diamonds with secondary hues, says a release from manufacturer ImaGem. The device uses data from thousands of samples to derive its grades for fancy colored stones, says Dr. Lalit K. Aggarwal, chairman of ImaGem, which manufactures the device. The device, called the GL3200, can “identify which stones

Read More »

WDC Warns against Trading Diamonds with CAR

New York: The World Diamond Council has issued a warning that, despite the Administrative Decision of the Kimberley Process of May 23, 2013, which ordered the temporary suspension of trading in diamonds from the Central African Republic (CAR), production of diamonds in that country is continuing and there is evidence of diamonds from the CAR reaching the markets. The WDC

Read More »

Entries Invited for Artisan Awards

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has been recognizing and rewarding the best in jewellery design. The Artisan celebrates the highest levels of artistry, innovation and individuality, elevating jewellery designers to their rightful status of artists. The Artisan jewellery Design Awards 2014 invites India’s finest jewellery designers to push their design boundaries and reveal their utmost creativity

Read More »

GJF Asks Finmin to Rationalize Duty

New Delhi: The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) has asked the government to at least double the gap between the import duties on raw gold and finished product to protect domestic manufacturers stressed by various curbs on raw material sourcing from overseas. In a meeting with the finance minister, senior executives of the association demanded the government

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