May 17, 2011

Swaziland in KP, delegation seeking rough diamond sales to Israel

The small African kingdom of Swaziland is about to become a diamond producer once again and is considering how to approach this opportunity. As an old open-pit mine was recently…

May 16, 2011

Sharp decline in U.S. rough diamond trade in March

The U.S. imported $36.8 million worth of rough diamonds in March, declining 18.4% from last year. Net imports dropped 87.9% to just […]

May 16, 2011

IDEX Online Research: U.S. jewelry sales slacken in March

Jewelry and watch demand softened moderately in the U.S. market in March. New data indicates that total jewelry and watch sales rose […]

May 16, 2011

What’s driving the divergence of commodity prices

As the chart below demonstrates commodity prices are driven by different factors. The precious metals prices have been the hyperbolic driver of headline commodities news relative to the broader based…

May 16, 2011

John Kaiser: alternative energy fuels mining boom

Advances in energy and agriculture are creating demand for previously ignored metals such as scandium, tellurium and indium. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Mining Analyst John Kaiser,…

May 16, 2011

Without QE3, commodities may suffer

While China continues to make asset driven economic decisions and now looks like a traction control experiment where the economy is like a car that is driving on ice that…

May 16, 2011

Chart of the day: commodity flows

QE, of course, only happens when interest rates hit the zero bound, so it’s impossible to disentangle the effects of QE from the effects of G3 interest rates all coming…

May 13, 2011

Errant Indian diamond exporters to face the heat

In a move meant to curtail fake diamond exports and the round tripping of funds and diamonds indulged in by some nefarious diamond merchants, India's central bank, the Reserve Bank…

May 11, 2011

2010: Year of Replenishment, Speculation and Recycling

Any analysis of the 2010 diamond pipeline will need to focus on at least three factors: replenishment throughout the value chain, enormous […]

May 11, 2011

NJN: Mother’s Day Sales Up For Jewelers

Mother’s Day sales improved for many jewelers compared to last year, retailers interviewed by National Jeweler reported.