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It’s a time of new beginnings, full of promise, and don’t let the nearing Fall fool you for a minute. The shortening days, cooler weather and occasional rains carry a fresh promise more often associated with Spring. The ending of summer is taking with it the harsh heat and oppressive humidity of financial pressures; business […]
From 14 to 23 September, major jewelry names and art fans from all over the world will be converging on the Grand Palais in Paris for the XXVIth Biennale des Antiquaires. This will be an opportunity to view outstanding exclusive jewelry pieces presented by the top French and international houses.
Many diamond jewelry retailers suffered from low traffic, stunted sales and reduced turnover this summer. With all that time on their hands, hopefully they took the opportunity to think in earnest about the upcoming holiday season and how to prepare for it. Since all these retailers are hoping for the same thing – good consumer […]
Sanjay Kothari is on a mission. As vice chairman of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), he took every opportunity at the recent India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) to stress the need for effective generic advertising in the diamond industry.
August sight estimate at $580M De Beers has reduced prices by an estimated average of 8 percent at its Diamond Trading Company (DTC) sight this week. The sight had an estimated value of about $580 million and ?no goods were left on the table.
The annual India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) has surprisingly set the tone for what followed in the global diamond market in the past two years by going against the grain of expectation.
There was a buzz emanating from Botswana this week felt well beyond its borders as De Beers launched its aggregation activities in Gaborone and Okavango Diamond Company finally appointed a managing director. Considering that Botswana is bound to set a number of milestones along its journey to establishing its diamond trading hub in Gaborone, these […]
The 2011 global production data published by the Kimberley Process (KP) last week presented a vastly different market scenario than what is the reality today. Then again, a very different atmosphere has engulfed the industry in the past seven months, influencing a drop in demand for rough and its resulting polished.
There is somewhat of a dichotomy present in the high-end diamond sector. While the European luxury jewelry and watch companies continue to post strong growth, suppliers of diamonds used by this sector have noted a sharp slowdown in demand.
Elena Levina, analyst of the diamond world, is one of the writers of Rough & Polished website. She publishes researches and monthly analysis of the diamond industry and the market’s trends. www.rubel-menasche.com wanted to know a little bit more about her.
Global diamond production rose 26 percent to $14.41 billion in 2011 as rough diamond prices soared during the year, Kimberley Process data showed. By volume, production fell 3 percent to 123.99 million carats. The average price of production rose 31 percent to $116.19 per carat.
Predicting the diamond market can be tricky at times, particularly for those on the supply side of the pipeline. Miners, generally loath to scale down operations, have understandably been treading cautiously in 2012. The pledge made last week by De Beers to monitor production in line with sightholder demand, should therefore not be taken lightly.