Analytics
The nickel market hinges on Indonesian quotas and battery competition
This year, the policies of the Indonesian government and major local nickel producers have hovered, more clearly than ever, around the break-even point - the lower threshold of production costs for domestic operations. When prices fell below 2025 lows...
03 november 2026
Europe’s Diamond Dilemma: Can Natural Diamonds Regain Momentum?
As changing consumer preferences, falling prices and competition from synthetics reshape the industry, Europe’s natural diamond trade faces a critical question: can rarity, provenance and emotional value restore its appeal?
26 october 2026
Expert reports
Why is China buying up gold?
(https://www.aljazeera.com) - The People’s Bank of China reported buying gold for a 23rd consecutive month in September, when the country’s central bank also made its largest monthly purchase in nearly three years...
28 october 2026
Supply glut, lab-grown alternatives: What’s behind the fall of diamond prices to record lows
(https://www.cnbc.com) - Natural diamonds have lost more than half of their value over the past five years. On average, a 1-carat stone now goes for $3,898, or 51% less than its average price of $8,007 in 2021, data...
26 october 2026
A “new De Beers” won’t rescue the diamond industry. Nor should it
(https://thejewelrywire.substack.com) - The diamond industry wants to speak with a single voice. Maybe that’s the problem. In my previous article for The Jewelry Wire, I proposed an independent Global...
23 october 2026
News
AngloGold produces 696Koz in Q3, reaffirms full-year guidance
Yesterday
AngloGold Ashanti produced 696,000 ounces of gold in the third quarter of 2026, bringing year-to-date group production to almost 2,2 million ounces.
Luxury watches seized in high-profile criminal case up for auction in Singapore
Yesterday
An auction of confiscated timepieces will take place in Singapore. The online sale, titled Fine Watches, Part One, hosted by the Singaporean auction house Hotlotz from November 9 to 29, will feature watches from brands including Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, and Rolex.
Gem Resources appoints Robert Nigel Chapman as CEO, Bernard Olivier moves to non-executive role
Yesterday
LSE-listed Gem Resources has appointed Robert Nigel Chapman as chief executive and executive director, effective November 6.
Moscow hosts new lapidary and jewellery art exhibition
Yesterday
The Masters of Russia: Symphony of Form exhibition, a part of Yuri Vasilenko’s Masters of Russia Project, is being held at the Moscow Museum of Time and Clocks with an entire spectrum of jewellery and lapidary works. For the first time, the event is supported by both the museum and the Moscow Gemmological Institute.
ALROSA announces discovery of Russia’s first blue diamond
Yesterday
ALROSA has reported the discovery of a rare, gem-quality, Type IIb blue diamond weighing 2.74 carats, as it commenced the cutting and polishing process. This is the first diamond of this kind ever unearthed in Russia.
Jewellery and watch sales in Hong Kong up 20% in September
Yesterday
Sales of jewellery, watches, and valuable gifts in Hong Kong increased by 20.3% in September compared to the same period of last year. This figure significantly outpaced the growth rate of the overall retail market, signalling a continued recovery in consumer spending across the district.
Rostelecom, Nornickel mull underground data centres - report
Yesterday
Rostelecom is reportedly in talks with Norilsk Nickel about creating underground data centres with an enhanced level of protection against external threats.
India’s Q3 gold demand down nearly 30% on higher prices
05 november 2026
In the third quarter of 2026 (July - September), gold demand in India dropped by 29% compared to the same period last year, falling to 162.5 tonnes (down from 229.8 tonnes a year earlier). High prices for the precious metal continued to weigh on consumer demand. In monetary terms, however, demand rose by 3%, a direct result of an increase in gold prices.
Exclusive
Escaping the ‘panic phase’: DMCC-commissioned study urges natural diamond industry to emulate Swiss watch revival
The natural diamond industry is currently facing a disruption that closely mirrors the existential threat the Swiss watch industry encountered during the 1970s quartz crisis. According to a new comparative study commissioned by the Dubai Multi Commodities...
26 october 2026
Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge
Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...
12 october 2026
Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push
De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...
28 september 2026
South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...
14 september 2026
David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle
In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...
31 august 2026
