Natural diamonds polished in the European Union will no longer be subject to tariffs upon import into the US. The exemption, which brings the tax rate to 0% from the previous 15%, is part of a US ...
Recent trade fairs in Asia confirm growth in one market and decline in another, with tariffs putting the brakes on all sales to the US. Sales values and attendance were both up at the 72nd Bangkok ...
A 12.56-carat sapphire and diamond ring took the center stage at a recent Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong, selling for HKD 18.7 million ($2.4 million), within its estimates. The piece, which bears a ...
US holiday retail sales will rise during the traditional two-month holiday period, but consumers may opt for fixed-budget goods such as gift cards in the wake of higher tariffs on other items, ...
If no one sent you the photo of an ad for free lab-grown diamonds at the Jewellery & Gem World (JGW) show in Hong Kong this week — well, maybe you need more diamond contacts on WhatsApp. The biggest ...
A video edition of the Rapaport Diamond Podcast digs into the rough-diamond sector with the help of special guest Adam Schulman, founder and CEO of tender house Koin International. Schulman joined ...
US consumer spending for the holiday season will see its slowest rise in six years as shoppers lay out more on necessities than on nonessentials like jewelry, a Bain & Company survey has found. Sales ...
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) recently examined two diamonds, submitted separately, which both contained star-shaped patterns stemming from clouds of dark micro-inclusions. The first ...
A four-piece emerald and diamond parure will star at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong, where it could bring in up to HKD 1.8 million ($231,093). The set comprises a necklace with 76 step-cut, cushion- ...
Heritage Auctions will spotlight a 10.13- carat diamond ring at its upcoming sale, expecting it to fetch up to $200,000. The ring, bearing an old mine-cut, F-color, SI2-clarity diamond between two ...
Anglo American, De Beers’ parent company, is merging with Canadian mining group Teck Resources, aiming to corner the copper market. The combined entity will be called Anglo Teck and will be ...
Four natural and synthetic diamonds received at the Dubai lab of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) for updated services turned out to be imposters bearing fake inscriptions. Upon first ...