Production cuts, not demand, are behind a slump in inventory.

Donald Trump’s return as US president presents a range of possible scenarios for consumer demand and the diamond trade. This TLDR version of a longer article looks at some of the reasons to be hopeful ...

India’s cuts to polished production have impacted inventories in different ways. Diamond manufacturers in India have — to the best of their ability — focused their efforts on goods that are in demand ...

Lucapa Diamond Company has appointed Alex Kidman, current group operations manager, as its new managing director and CEO, effective immediately. The news follows the resignation of Nick Selby, who ...

An emerald brooch sold for almost three times its upper price, bringing in CHF 132,000 ($149,849) at a recent jewelry sale at Sotheby’s in Geneva. The piece, which contains a Colombian sugarloaf ...

Christie’s is set to offer a blue-diamond ring at its upcoming New York jewelry sale, giving it an estimate of $6 million to $8 million. The cushion brilliant-cut, 5.72-carat, fancy-intense-blue, VVS1 ...

India’s Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) held a meeting to determine standardized terminology for natural and lab-grown diamonds that would clearly differentiate between the two. There is ...

The diamond trade is working on a system to raise money for category marketing, aiming to broaden the sources of funding following Alrosa’s exit from the Natural Diamond Council (NDC). Three major ...

US retail sales rose in October as a strong job market and falling energy prices fueled early holiday shopping. Revenue rose 0.4% from the previous month to $718.9 billion — adjusted for seasonal ...

Natural diamonds have taken a big hit in the past few years. From the highs and lows of Covid-19 spending on luxury, to economic uncertainty and an oversupply in the midstream that has led to a ...

The European Union (EU) has called out the behavior of Kimberley Process (KP) chair Ahmed Bin Sulayem at the most recent plenary, as well as the meeting’s failure to address a long-standing concern.

Swiss watch exports slid in October amid prolonged weakness in Hong Kong and China and a drop in demand for higher-priced timepieces. Total shipments slipped 2.2% year on year to CHF 2.34 billion ...