The 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 MarketDiamond Market in Turmoil– Change is Coming
Only a very few experts in the diamond industry could have predicted just how poor the state of the rough diamond market is actually in. This is not just a blip. There are fundamental changes…
Diamond MarketThe Little Red Engine that Could – I Think I Can, I Think I Can
The Diamond market continues to trundle along like an old time steam engine, struggling to get up the proverbial hill because of heavy burdens and needing to throw heavy baggage overboard to make it to the…
Diamond MarketDiamond Market Severely Shaken, Not Just Stirred
These are strange and difficult times for the diamond industry. Prices are down, rough is too expensive, and sight holders, as never before, can defer parcels. A new mine project in Canada is the largest new mine…
Diamond MarketDisappearing Act… Like a Vegas Magic Trick
Like a Vegas magic trick – now you see the treatment and now you don’t. On May 12, 2015 GIA issued a laboratory alert that states it reasonably suspects that approximately 500 colorless to near…
Diamond MarketMid-Market Frustration Breaks Out… Or Transparency Counts – We Have To Do More!
The pressure on polished diamond prices is intense right now with many categories trending downwards. This is not an across the board decline, the prices of the very popular “bread and butter” categories are staying…
Diamond MarketMarket Uncertainty: Ducks and Diamonds
As I write this report I can’t help but envision the duck swimming metaphor, everything is calm on the surface but below the surface the feet are paddling like crazy to keep going. There is…
Diamond MarketPolished Diamond Prices Stumble into the Holiday Season
Like a boxer in the middle rounds diamond prices have taken a hit to the chin and are stumbling into the holiday season. Canada’s mine owners of Diavik mine commit to expansion and more exploration…
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