Diamond Market
Just when we thought we could sit back and enjoy a cool drink on the deck with friends this summer the market news has exploded. A mining company take over, workers are missing in a flooded…
Diamond MarketThe market is active but still hesitant
DeBeers to sell polished diamonds using auctions. Alrosa sales up 33% over last year. Diamond Producers Association to quadruple advertising budget. Diamond tracking to origin programs increasing. Mismatched fancy color earrings set world record. De Beers…
Diamond MarketPolished Prices Remain Stable
Polished diamond prices stable for “Show Season” while rough diamond prices creep up. DeBeers owned Victor mine in Canada scheduled to close. Diamond company acquisition talks looming. Polished diamond prices stable for “Show Season” while rough…
Diamond MarketDiamond Market
Rough diamonds doing better while polished diamond prices struggle. The market is at odds with itself—again! New Canadian diamond mine, Gahcho Kué in Canada’s Northwest Territories, promising source of large fine quality diamonds. The year 2017…
Diamond MarketUndisclosed Synthetic Melee Unsettling to Market
Although a large quantity of rough continues to hit the market, the diamond market at the wholesale polished level remains mostly unchanged. Supply is currently greater than demand due to rough production. Synthetic diamond melee…
Diamond MarketDiamond Market Stabilizes—For Now
Polished and rough markets stabilize with no dramatic changes expected for rest of year. DeBeers reports improved trading. Canada diamond mining going strong. Younger consumers seem to be buying jewelry in stronger numbers. Rio Tinto closes the Bunder…
Diamond MarketThe Diamond Market is ‘Strange’
Summer cool down – steady as she goes. “Steady as she goes” is the idiomatic nautical cry to a helmsman to keep on the current course carefully and avoiding sudden change. This is a great…
Diamond MarketThe Diamond Market is ‘Strange’
The more we try to predict the future of the diamond market the more it seems to be unpredictable. It is not a brilliant statement (excuse the pun) but one that none the less is very appropriate…
Diamond MarketDiamond Market Stable—For Now
“A Diamond is coal that made good under pressure.” We’ll see about that! No pressure! As we come to the end of the first quarter of 2016 we have a general calming in the diamond market. Hopefully it…
Diamond MarketRough to Polish Equation Not Adding Up
The start of the New Year has seen a totally unpredicted upturn in rough diamond demand and sales. Lab-grown diamond manufacturers now have an organization of their own. India council plans to create more than…
Diamond Market