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- US Tariffs: Third Spike for Polished Diamond Prices
on 14 September 2025 at 4:00 amReal-time asking prices for polished diamonds have spiked for a third time in direct response to US tariffs. They surged by around 3.8 per cent between 8 and 10 September, then slumped by 4.2 per cent over the next two days, according to the IDEX...
- Overseas Jewelers hit as US Axes "De Minimis"on 10 September 2025 at 11:00 am
Postal services in more than 30 countries have suspended small parcel deliveries to the US, after President Donald Trump announced the end of the "de minimis" exception that allowed goods under $800 to enter the country without duty. The move, introduced...
- $2m Necklace Leads Single-Owner Collectionon 10 September 2025 at 6:00 am
Sotheby's New York is to sell a single-owner collection of rare pieces by Suzanne Belperron, JAR and other leading designers, with a combined estimate of over $8m. The owner is identified only as a "prominent international collector" who spent decades...
- Signet Sales Increase, Driven by Lab Grownson 10 September 2025 at 4:00 am
Signet reported increased sales for Q2, as consumers increasingly opted for lab growns over natural diamonds. It said 14 per cent of all the fashion jewelry items it sold during the quarter were lab grown - twice as many as the same period last year, and higher than...
- US Reprieve for Grandfathered Diamonds from Russiaon 9 September 2025 at 7:00 am
The US has granted a year-long reprieve before a ban on the import of legacy or "grandfathered" diamonds from Russia comes into force. Goods that were already outside Russia and that were not exported or re exported from Russia (after specific cut-off dates) ...