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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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De Beers Diamond Sales Up by 7.6% in 5th Cycle
Gaborone: The De Beers has announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for its fifth sales cycle of 2022, amounting to $650 million, which is 7.6% higher compared with $604 million earned in the fourth sales cycle. Owing to the restrictions on the movement of people and products in various jurisdictions around the globe, De
"KP is Not Fit for the Porpose": KPCSC
“The fact that the KP is unable to even discuss whether it should continue certifying Russian diamonds as conflict-free, reaffirms what we have been denouncing for years: That the world’s conflict diamond scheme is no longer fit for purpose,” Michel Yoboue, KPCSC coordinator, told KP delegates at a meeting in Botswana yesterday. “The silence of the KP over the Ukraine
India has Recycling-Refining Capacity of 1800 tonnes
Mumbai: The World Gold Council (WGC) today launched a report titled ‘Gold refining and recycling’, as part of a series of in-depth analysis on the Indian gold market. The report highlights that amidst India’s growing demand for gold, recycling will continue to be key and the refining industry, which is currently stabilising after a period of change, will witness steady development.
WDC Board Extends Terms of Elected Officers
New York: Meeting in video-conference on June 16, 2022, the Board of Directors of the World Diamond Council (WDC) has decided that, in light of the unusual set of circumstances currently prevalent, including those precipitated by the COVID pandemic, the terms of President Edward Asscher, Vice President Feriel Zerouki and Treasurer Ronnie VanderLinden, which were scheduled to terminate this year,
De Beers Diamond Sales Up by 7.6% in 5th Cycle
Gaborone: The De Beers has announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for its fifth sales cycle of 2022, amounting to $650 million, which is 7.6% higher compared with $604 million earned in the fourth sales cycle. Owing to the restrictions on the movement of people and products in various jurisdictions around the globe, De
"KP is Not Fit for the Porpose": KPCSC
“The fact that the KP is unable to even discuss whether it should continue certifying Russian diamonds as conflict-free, reaffirms what we have been denouncing for years: That the world’s conflict diamond scheme is no longer fit for purpose,” Michel Yoboue, KPCSC coordinator, told KP delegates at a meeting in Botswana yesterday. “The silence of the KP over the Ukraine
India has Recycling-Refining Capacity of 1800 tonnes
Mumbai: The World Gold Council (WGC) today launched a report titled ‘Gold refining and recycling’, as part of a series of in-depth analysis on the Indian gold market. The report highlights that amidst India’s growing demand for gold, recycling will continue to be key and the refining industry, which is currently stabilising after a period of change, will witness steady development.
WDC Board Extends Terms of Elected Officers
New York: Meeting in video-conference on June 16, 2022, the Board of Directors of the World Diamond Council (WDC) has decided that, in light of the unusual set of circumstances currently prevalent, including those precipitated by the COVID pandemic, the terms of President Edward Asscher, Vice President Feriel Zerouki and Treasurer Ronnie VanderLinden, which were scheduled to terminate this year,
