The goal for this research was to gather Global Voices from jewelry retailers and consumers to understand their opinions on the biggest change to the fine jewelry industry since the early 90s when the Argyle Diamond mine came online.... Rapid acceptance of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs).
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Silver has become an increasingly important category for many jewelers over the past several years, both in driving sales and providing margin. To determine specifics on market performance and help support the category's further growth, the Silver Institute fielded a market measurement study for the thirteenth year.
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March 8, 2023 By Jennifer Heebner, Editor in Chief Joshua Israileff was stunned at the prices of Akoya Pearls when he visited the International Jewellery Tokyo fair in mid-January: costs per strand were about what he would charge his own clients. “Prices were 30–80% more for AAA goods,” says one of the owners of ASBA USA. In fact, after two days of walking the fair, he realized that one of the first vendors he shopped and turned down—“I wanted her to waive 10%,” he recollects—was actually offering fair prices. “She was right, and I was wrong.”
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Today we publish our thirty-fourth Platinum Quarterly data set, which examines activity in the fourth quarter and full year 2022. It also includes an updated forecast for 2023. Independent analysis is provided by our research partner, Metals Focus.
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February in review Gold shed 5.2% over the month, as surprisingly strong US economic data propelled both yields and the US dollar higher...
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• Indian Investors Offered More Silver Product Choices • Solar Cells May Use Most of the World’s Silver Reserves by 2050 according to Australian Study • New Study Confirms Current Levels of Silver in European Freshwater Bodies Pose No Health Concerns • Silver’s New Role in Photography Spurred by E-Commerce • 3D-Printed Polymer with Silver Flakes Could Mean Mass-Produced, Less-Costly Wearables • Silver-Coated Test Strips Help Doctors Confirm Heart Attacks • Silver Can Make Poultry Waste Less Dangerous to People, Chickens and the Environment • Royal Canadian Mint Silver Bullion Coin Honors No. 2 Construction Battalion • Silver Institute Upcoming Events
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Gold price rallies from previous net short lows in futures positioning have been strong and durable; the current rally looks similar It is not merely a short covering. Long positioning has been as active as previously, suggesting a buy-in to gold’s tactical case. And short positions remain, signalling an uncrowded trade While European outflows have masked nascent North American inflows, our analysis suggests that futures historically lead ETFs which could entice a more sustained rally.
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Silver is off to a good start in 2023. The year-to-date silver price average for 2023 (through to February 7) is more than 8 percent higher than the full year price average for 2022. Silver is also expected to achieve a new high in industrial applications, the most important category in the demand complex.
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The Lab-Grown Diamond revolution is arguably the most exciting and dynamic new direction to happen in the jewelry industry since the introduction of quartz watches. THE MVEye has been studying the development and acceptance of lab-grown diamond since 2004.
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Gold Claims a Gain in 2022
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The global economy is at an inflection point, as major central banks continue their efforts to stifle inflation. Gold’s performance in the new year will be shaped primarily by economic growth, interest rates and inflation, with additional influence from geopolitics and the US dollar.
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Gold demand firmer in Q3: Healthy Q3, driven by stronger consumer and central bank buying, helped year-to-date demand recover to pre-COVID norms.
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Platinum Quarterly Q3 2022
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Despite resilience in the automotive, jewellery and industrial sectors, combined with reduced mining and recycling supply, a reduction in ETF holdings and exchange stocks saw a platinum surplus in Q2’22 of 349 koz, and the forecast 2022 surplus increase to 974 koz.
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Indian Investors Are Taking Advantage of Increasing Silver Investment Options
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Silver News December 2022
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Release of the Silver Institute's 2022 Interim Silver Market Review
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Generational Silver Jewelry Purchases Examined in New Report
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New Silver Compound Moves Electric Car Sector Forward
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The number of active US jewelry companies continued to decline in the second quarter, according to the latest data from the Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT).
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Swiss watch exports continued their eight-month upward swing in the first half of 2022 rising 11.9 percent year-over-year, led by strong demand in the U.S. market, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said Tuesday.
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Review the latest shareholder reports on publicly traded jewelry companies throughout the world.
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Diamond group De Beers sparkles as sales of gems at auction hit £340m at the end of 2022
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Dr. Evan M. Smith of GIA examines the ongoing challenge to find, evaluate, and develop the next generation of diamond deposits.
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