DIAMOND GEMS WEEKLY

Believe it or not, I only just got back from Las Vegas.   What started as a quick two-week trip turned into a six-week global tour thanks...

Can you believe we’re already halfway through 2025? It’s been a wild ride so far and this past week delivered another wave of dramatic...

Natural Diamond Council: What makes fancy color diamonds so special, and what’s behind their growing popularity in recent years? A new...

Marketing Moves Signatories to the Luanda Accord (Credit: AWDC) ​ ​​​​​Ministers from five diamond-producing countries  signed the Luanda...

We’ve reached the midpoint of the year, and if there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that the first half of 2025 has kept the...

It was a historic week for the diamond industry with the signing of the Luanda Accord. The significance of this agreement – signed by...

Solitaire International: The natural diamond industry is stepping up its marketing game, uniting around a shared mission to reclaim...

It’s been a bit of a marathon across the US these past few weeks. After the intensity and spectacle of Las Vegas, I found myself in a...

It’s been an eventful week in the industry as we wrapped up the Las Vegas shows. On a personal note, thank you to everyone who came to...

There were four main themes that shaped trading activity at the show: foot traffic, inventory, lab-grown diamonds, and actual demand.  ...

De Beers hosted its big, beautiful breakfast on Friday presenting a lot of information about its strategy and the market, but two main...

First, a big thank you to those who joined our inaugural session of The Business of Jewelry Roundtable . It was a high-level, thoughtful...

Notes from Las Vegas: Day 1   My first day at the Las Vegas shows centered around three key themes affecting te diamond market: lab-grown...

Rapaport Magazine: The US government's announcement of a 10% tariff on imports has triggered a wave of uncertainty and volatility across...

Tariff Volatility ​​ A federal appeals court has temporarily paused a lower court ruling that blocked President Trump’s sweeping tariffs...

It’s that time of year again — Vegas is calling. As the industry gears up for its biggest week on the calendar (June 4 to 9), I’m looking...

De Beers is investing again, but the trade must do its part. Natural Diamond Council (NDC) ambassador Lily James inspects a diamond as...

The Kimberley Process (KP) intersessional meeting in Dubai marked what the World Diamond Council (WDC) called a “significant...

Lab-grown diamond seeds (Credit: De Beers / Lightbox) National Jeweler: I'm honored to have contributed to National Jeweler’s State of...

I’m thrilled to announce a new collaboration with Hill & Co. We’re launching The Business of Jewelry Roundtable, an exclusive, bi-monthly...