Colored Stone Market
A possible correction is predicted for some high end gemstones that had huge price gains in the past few years. With the tax season upon us, consumers in the U.S. were not focusing on buying…
Colored Stone MarketColored Stone Market
The jewelry holiday season started with better than expected results. In bridal jewelry, the trend is to use more color, specifically sapphire and ruby. Tanzanite is regaining popularity with renewed interest. Untreated corundum prices are…
Colored Stone MarketRed and Yellow…Emeralds?
History tells us that emeralds are green. Gemology tells us that emeralds are green. In the late 1990’s one company started campaigning to refer to red beryl as red emerald, to market the rare gem…
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Market activity this summer remained light but conditions improved from the same period last year. Wholesale dealers continue to experience resistance from the retail level of the market. With inven- tory levels low, firms are…
Colored Stone MarketColored Stone Market – Basel Show
The colored stone market remains cautiously optimistic. Buying for stock continues at the Basel Show. Emerald extends upward trend, while sapphire retains its dominant position in the colored stone world…
Colored Stone MarketColored Stone Market – Burma Embargo
The gem industry experienced significant hardship during the year as cautious consumers and tight credit from lenders combined to stifle trading at all levels of the market, thawing only slightly at end of the year…
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The prevailing attitude in the market is still one of caution. However, several months of positive economic news gives cause for marginal optimism for jewelers this holiday season. Consumer confi- dence has more than doubled…
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The colored stone market experienced a typical slow summer at the retail and wholesale level of the market. However, dealers also report that production remains stagnant in key producing areas and that is not typical…
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May and early June brought more industry headlines reporting bankruptcies and layoffs at major retailers and manufacturers. However, that is not the complete story. In at least a few of these cases the firms were…
Colored Stone MarketColored Stone Market Report
The economy remains the big concern as consumers are feel- ing significant pressure on house-hold budgets. Unemployment and declining incomes are real concerns facing many Americans. However, in spite of the current tough news, the…
Colored Stone Market