Raw diamond mining declines globally due to the excess of cutters’ inventories, Boris Krasnozhenov said MOSCOW, April 1. /TASS/. Raw diamond prices may increase in the second half of 2025 if the ...

No dramatic consumption growth is expected in the short term and it will remain at the level of about $80 bln for two-three years to come, Igor Korotetsky said MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. The average ...

Prices for rough diamonds — the raw, unpolished, and uncut stones — have dipped in 2023 as many post-pandemic consumers shy away from luxury goods. According to the Zimnisky Global Rough Diamond Index ...

“A diamond is forever,” but perhaps not for the increasing number of consumers spurning the gemstone for lab-grown counterparts, gold and even other colored gemstones. The slogan was coined by diamond ...

De Beers has accumulated the biggest stockpile of diamonds since 2008, the Financial Times reported. Weak demand and rising competition from lab-grown products are weighing on the diamond titan. The ...

The appeal of a diamond, for a ring on a finger or to string on a necklace, rests on its sparkle. Its precise value is determined by how well the stone is cut, its colour, its size (also called its ...

Jewellery design’s latest shift isn’t about bigger stones or brighter sparkle. It’s about leaving gems exactly as they were when they were prised from the ground. Unpolished, rough stones are being ...

Unearthed in Botswana last year, the 2,492–carat stone is known as Motswedi. Before it finds its home, gem dealer HB Antwerp needs to price it – something that is proving tricky. 'At the moment it's ...