DIAMOND GEMS WEEKLY

Panic is Never a Strategy!   That little mantra from trusty old Jim Cramer has always stuck with me — and it’s just as true for the...

I have at times been called a bit of a doomsday specialist when it comes to my coverage of the diamond market. And, honestly, I’ve had...

It seems the synthetics debate knows no bounds — it’s back front and center in industry conversations this week. I break down what I...

Feeling a bit more upbeat about the market this week, mainly thanks to some encouraging murmurs about a slight uptick in diamond jewelry...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

An intriguing press release arrived in our inboxes Monday from the World Diamond Council (WDC), calling on the US administration to...

This week’s headline story is, ironically, about what won’t happen: Christie’s has pulled the Golconda Blue diamond from its Geneva...

Mid-April signals the start of the first-quarter earnings season, when we begin to assess just how the industry fared in the early months...

Wishing those who celebrate a meaningful Passover and Easter — both festivals commemorating historic and biblical stories of liberation...

How quickly markets change. Last week we were merely concerned about the residual affect higher US tariffs would have on the diamond...

Can you believe we’re already at the end of March? The first quarter has flown by, marking not just a milestone in the year but also the...