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 ...

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Prospects for diamond prices are looking brighter as a multitude of factors are set to drive up costs in the coming years. What Happened: A plethora of elements including tighter supply, increased ...

De Beers reportedly cut rough diamond prices in January, a rare retreat by the industry’s once-dominant broker as slumping demand, lab-grown stones and trade turmoil batter the global diamond market.

“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 ...

Diamond prices are down 18% from their all-time highs in February 2022, and are lower 6.5% year-to-date, according to one Global Rough Diamond Price Index. And market watchers predict their value will ...