Attention Turns to Angola, Dubai & Antwerp
Diamond Gems Weekly - October 28 Yes, I know, I’ve been harping on about earnings season for several weeks. But we really are in the...
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Oct 21
Diamond Ads, Earnings Season, & Single-Source Disclosure...
Diamond Gems Weekly - October 21 Earnings season has begun. For my fellow diamond and data geeks that means we’ll be getting the lowdown...
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Oct 15
Sightholders' Eye on Supply
Diamonds Gems Weekly - October 14 Somehow, I find myself writing in an airport again. After years scribbling final copy in obscure...
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Oct 8
Shaky Market And Other Major Diamond Developments
Diamond Gems Weekly - October 7 To start on a personal note, my thoughts and prayers are with the hostages, victims and their families of...
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Oct 6
Is Lab-Grown Grading a Fraud? Raising the Marketing Stakes...
Diamond Gems Weekly - September 30 VicenzaOro unleashes creativity, the Hong Kong show proves predictably dreary, De Beers resumes its...
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Sep 23
Surprisingly Positive Outlook
Diamond Gems Weekly - September 23 The diamond and jewelry industry sure keeps us on our toes. Last week our attention squared on Hong...
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Sep 17
Crunch Time for Diamond Marketers
Diamond Gems Weekly - September 16. We’re approaching crunch time. The countdown to the holiday season has begun. Signet Jewelers said...
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Sep 9
Cyclical or Sustainable Diamond Stability?
Diamond Gems Weekly - September 9. There’s something about a short-term fix that is oddly appealing. It provides comfort, restores belief...
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Sep 2
Sanction Expansion; More Big Diamonds; Marketing Partners
Diamond Gems Weekly - September 2. Is it just me or does September feel like the beginning of the end of the year? Perhaps it’s due to...
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Aug 27
“What!” a Diamond!
Diamond Gems Weekly - August 26. Well, our collective breaths have been taken away by the second largest, gem-quality diamond the world...
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Aug 19
Diamond Traceability and an Instagram Revelation
Diamond Gems Weekly - August 19. Okay, so I’m a little late to the party. I did my first Insta Live last week! Is that the right verb?...
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Aug 13
Positive Vibes and Deep Concern in India
Diamond Gems Weekly - August 12. I just returned from India, exhausted from an unexpected eight-hour layover at Dubai airport, which left...
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Aug 5
Sussing Out India
Diamond Gems Weekly - August 5. It has been a minute since I was last in India. Two years ago, to be exact, was my most recent pilgrimage...
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Aug 4
The Real Jewelry Bellwether
Diamond Gems Weekly - July 29. I’ve often referred to Signet Jewelers as the bellwether of US jewelry demand. That’s because it is the...
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Jul 25
Navigating a Tricky Diamond Market
Diamond Gems Weekly - July 22. I’ve been thinking a lot about production levels. What volumes are required to fulfill demand? Is that...
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Jul 16
Diamond Desire and the Ambani Wedding
Diamond Gems Weekly - July 15. Have you ever felt like the world is a tuxedo and you’re a pair of brown shoes? to quote comedian George...
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Jul 11
Pockets of Growth Amid Diamond Market Pressure
Diamond Gems Weekly - July 8. I just finished writing an article about the US jewelry market that will be published in the coming weeks....
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Jul 1
Kimberley Process, Sanctions, and the U-Shaped Recovery
Diamond Gems Weekly - July 1. My oh my, how time flies. We’re at the mid-point of the year, and the diamond industry has certainly served...
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Jun 24
The Summer Lull and Other Important Diamond Developments
Diamond Gems Weekly - June 24. We just enjoyed the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, but are we in for a long summer?...
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Jun 18
10 Stories to Boost Your Understanding of the Diamond Market
Diamond Gems Weekly - June 17. Here’s what you need to know from the diamond industry as we start a new week: 1. Where else to begin but...
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