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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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DiaCam360 Launches New Software
Ramat Gan: After three months of development, DiaCam360 has released its much anticipated software upgrade, putting its customers at the forefront of diamond imaging technology. The new software produces images with improved sharpness and brilliance, giving every diamond a custom designed web frame. A brand new feature is a control panel that enables every user, even those with no photography
ALROSA Rough Prices Unchanged at March Sale
Moscow: ALROSA held rough prices stable for the sixth month running at its March contract sale as demand for the miner’s goods remained strong. “ALROSA has not changed the prices for rough diamonds at the March trading session,” a company spokesperson said in an email to Rapaport News. “Thus, ALROSA prices remain unchanged since last year.” The Russia-based miner last
China’s 2015 Polished Diamond Imports -14%
Beijing: China’s polished diamond imports declined 14 percent to $6.69 billion last year as the nation’s economy slowed and consumer sentiment dropped. The country’s imports of polished fell in each of the first three quarters of 2015 from corresponding periods in the previous year, but picked up slightly in the final quarter, according to data released by the China Customs
Task Force to Assess Jewellers’ Grievances
Mumbai: Jewellery trade associations including India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA) and All India Gem & Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF), took decision to call off the strike after an eight hour-long meeting with government officials in new Delhi on Saturday. Amit Shah, president of the main governing Bharatiya Janata Party, also attended the meeting. “Our demands have been accepted. The
DiaCam360 Launches New Software
Ramat Gan: After three months of development, DiaCam360 has released its much anticipated software upgrade, putting its customers at the forefront of diamond imaging technology. The new software produces images with improved sharpness and brilliance, giving every diamond a custom designed web frame. A brand new feature is a control panel that enables every user, even those with no photography
ALROSA Rough Prices Unchanged at March Sale
Moscow: ALROSA held rough prices stable for the sixth month running at its March contract sale as demand for the miner’s goods remained strong. “ALROSA has not changed the prices for rough diamonds at the March trading session,” a company spokesperson said in an email to Rapaport News. “Thus, ALROSA prices remain unchanged since last year.” The Russia-based miner last
China’s 2015 Polished Diamond Imports -14%
Beijing: China’s polished diamond imports declined 14 percent to $6.69 billion last year as the nation’s economy slowed and consumer sentiment dropped. The country’s imports of polished fell in each of the first three quarters of 2015 from corresponding periods in the previous year, but picked up slightly in the final quarter, according to data released by the China Customs
Task Force to Assess Jewellers’ Grievances
Mumbai: Jewellery trade associations including India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA) and All India Gem & Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF), took decision to call off the strike after an eight hour-long meeting with government officials in new Delhi on Saturday. Amit Shah, president of the main governing Bharatiya Janata Party, also attended the meeting. “Our demands have been accepted. The
