Diamond Market
A summer of slow diamond markets.
Diamond MarketDiamond Market – Tiffany and Co., Kimberley Process Update
Rough diamond prices continue to outpace polished prices. Princess cuts and cushions resume production but other fancies are in short supply. Top makes are harder to obtain, partly due to restocking finally resuming in the…
Diamond MarketDiamond Market – Yellow Diamonds
In general, the market is feeling positive as buyers are slowly returning to the marketplace. Stores seem to be filling holes in the middle range of diamonds replacing the ones they sold over Christmas. The…
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The holiday season got off to a decent start in the U.S with Black Friday sales rising 0.5% to $10.66 billion but analysts were still disappointed after predicting increases similar to what we saw in…
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We are in interesting times right now. We know that the economy is trying to recover and we know that luxury items will take longer to recover. We know that demand for diamonds is way…
Diamond MarketHere We Go Again- Is it a “V” Market or “W” Market?
Over the last four months, the prices for rough diamonds have continued to rebound from the lows of November and December. It has caught many a diamontaire by surprise with its steady rise. After a…
Diamond MarketDiamonds in Brief
Although the diamond section at the JCK show was among the slowest of the show, the overall feeling in the industry is that prices and business have bottomed out and there is hope for the…
Diamond MarketDiamonds in Brief
The bigger they are, the harder they fall is certainly a saying that rang true in recent months in the diamond world. While we are optimistic and hoping that the diamond industry will turn around…
Diamond MarketDiamonds in Brief
Not a surprise the economy woes are dragging down diamond prices further after a bleak holiday season. Large diamonds hit the hardest after speculation drove prices up in 2008. Rough imports hit a three-year low…
Diamond MarketDiamonds in Brief
The market was so quiet before the holidays you could hear a pin drop. As one jeweler told me recently, I cant wait until January just because then I will know that 2008 will be…
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