In a volatile market will high prices be maintained? Both diamonds and colored gems are going through an interesting phase right now. Prices are high and in some cases, so high that the average consumer is…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Economy, Colored Stones, Strong While ruby sales slow, red tourmaline alternate benefits. In the US, consumer confidence as reported by the Conference Board now stands at a level not seen since August 2007. A number of factors…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Featured Gemstone - Pink Sapphire What Gems to Buy? Exotic gems or fancy sapphires... This year colored stone sales are projected to grow globally by approximately 7%. In the US and other key markets, colored gems have emerged…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Early news reports about retail spending after the Thanksgiving holiday indicate a 5% drop in traffic as well as 11% decline in sales compared to the same period last year. However, the sound bite, as…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Reading Tea Leaves Strengthening in the US dollar is contributing to some softening of diamond prices. But that is not the only factor. The market was already showing signs of softening in the larger, better diamonds…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Featured Gem....Alexandrite Prices for fine natural colored gems have achieved incredible growth during the past few years. Of the big three, emerald is particularly well positioned at the moment and has been for a few years…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Earlier this year, February 11 to be precise, The Obama Administration announced details of the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking and Commercial Ban on Trade in Elephant Ivory. In essence this two prong initiative…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)The colored stone market continues to see prices for finer gems rise on demand in world markets. However, sales of lower ends goods are sluggish. The summer is traditionally slow for wholesalers and this year…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)The market continues to experience healthy consumption of finer quality colored stones. As a result prices have yet to stable even as the industry moves into the typically slower summer months. Based on this it…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Current market - Overview At the wholesale level of the colored stone market, dealers continue to express optimism as the industry gears up for the JCK Las Vegas show. In the U.S., demand is centered on…
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