DIAMOND GEMS WEEKLY

Natural Diamond Council: What were the most popular natural diamond shape, color, clarity, size in 2024? Which had the strongest growth? I am very proud to have worked on this report with the Natural Diamond Council and Tenoris. Great insights about trends and consumer preferences regarding natural diamonds in 2024. Download the report here: Natural Diamond Trends: A 2024 Overview

Rapaport Magazine: Ahmed Bin Sulayem burst into the diamond scene in the early 2000s and since then has gradually raised his profile, along with Dubai’s. As chairman of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), he is looking out for his city’s interests both at home and on the world stage. And as chairman of the Kimberley Process, Bin Sulayem ranks among the scheme’s fiercest defendants. I had the opportunity to interview Bin Sulayem

Rapaport Magazine: My trip to Dubai in November was an eye-opener for me, leading to a deep dive into what has stimulated growth in the Emirati city’s diamond trade. Dubai’s central location and favorable business conditions have helped push it to prominence as a diamond-trading hub. But there’s more to the story, as I learned while researching the article, which was featured in the January-February issue of Rapaport Magazine. Read the article here: Dubai’s Meteoric Rise Imag

The slowdown in China continues to impact the diamond trade. The slump in Chinese demand has presented a major shift in the market in...

National Jeweler: The industry's webinar circuit once again began the year with National Jeweler's “My Next Question” webinar exploring prospects for the fine jewelry market. Great insights from: Sherry Smith, director of business development at the Edge Retail Academy (image top right), Edahn Golan, managing partner at Tenoris (bottom right), David Bonaparte, president and CEO of Jewelers of America (bottom left), and Moderator Michelle Graff, editor-in-chief at National J

Hill & Co.: The quarterly Business of Jewelry Report by business strategy firm Hill & Co., outlining the company's strategic outlook for 2025. I'm honored to have been featured in the report alongside Stanley Zale, principle consultant at Hill & Co., which primarily operates in the diamond and jewelry industry. Stanley and I had a super engaging conversation, which was skillfully captured in the report. That's in addition to all the other great insights presented. Download he

The FACETS2024 conference took place on November 26 to 27, outlining many of the key issues facing and shaping the diamond industry today. I

McKinsey & Company: A recent report by McKinsey & Company outlined five critical developments shaping the diamond industry. The report titled, The Diamond Industry Is at an Inflection Point, explored the following topics: Customer behavioral shifts Traceability for ESG Competition from lab-grown diamonds Natural diamond supply disruptions Financial regulations and financing practice “Change in the diamond industry will not be fast or simple. Open questions remain around h

I’ll give myself a little credit. From the beginning, I was somewhat skeptical about Signet Jewelers’ theory that a lull in dating during...

Diamond Marketing: Part 1 There’s a semi-amusing trend on Tik Tok in which a group of friends stand in a circle and each gets a chance to...

Botswana’s outgoing President Mokgweetsi Masisi made quite an impression when he was introduced to the diamond industry at the 2019 JCK...

De Beers has informed clients that it will reduce the number of sightholders in the next contract period as it anticipates a decline in...

Editorial / Opinion: Graders at an IGI laboratory. (Credit: IGI). Should lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) be graded in the same manner as...

The diamond trade took a significant if unexpected step toward transparency at the recent Kimberley Process (KP) intersessional meeting...

As always, Signet Jewelers provided some important insights into the state of the US jewelry market in its fiscal first quarter report...

The De Beers roadshow has begun. CEO Al Cook on Friday outlined a new strategy that will see the company streamline its mining operations...

April Market Report I took a bit of an extended hiatus after Passover, traveling and what not. And what an inopportune time to switch off...

With little fanfare, the United States has effectively ended its sanctions on Zimbabwe diamonds. On March 4, President Biden signed an...

Signet Jewelers is shifting its lab-grown diamond offering toward the fashion jewelry category, mirroring the broader trend taking effect...

I'm scared of heights. There, I said it. It’s not an acute fear; I have no problem flying or the steady incline of a mountain hike. I’ve...