{"id":713,"date":"2026-06-08T09:53:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meyeronline.co.za\/adtec\/?p=713"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:54:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:54:04","slug":"polished-diamond-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meyeronline.co.za\/adtec\/2026\/06\/08\/polished-diamond-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Polished diamond news"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-7c5bc6f78ba1afb40d089cbff75c42fd feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/RSS\/Polished_Market.rss\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">IDEX Online - Polished Market<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> Polished Market<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Record Profits for Chow Tai Fook<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 18 June 2026 at 7:00 am <\/small><p>Chow Tai Fook reported record-high profits for fiscal year 2026, even as the latest quarter showed weakness in mainland China.    Revenue for the 12 months to 31 March 2026 was HK$94.4 billion (US$12.1 billion), up 5.3% from the previous year....<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">De Beers: Consumers Spend More, Spend Differently<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 June 2026 at 9:00 am <\/small><p>Average purchase prices for natural diamond jewelry increased by 25% between 2023 and 2025, says De Beers, as the dominance of bridal slipped and people found new milestones to mark with a diamond.    Consumers paid $4,063 per piece, on average...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Charges Dropped in PNB Fraud Case, Modi Still Prime Accused<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 14 June 2026 at 10:00 am <\/small><p>Corruption charges against bank staff in the $1.85 billion PNB fraud have been dropped, after the Central Bureau of Investigation conceded there was no evidence to support them.        But Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamantaire currently being held in ...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">\"Two Matildas\" Live Sale Raises Over $17m<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 14 June 2026 at 8:00 am <\/small><p>Lots from a vast family-owned jewelry collection - including many Faberge, Cartier and Tiffany items - raised $17.3 million at the live section of a Christie's New York auction.    Ninety-four lots from The Stream Family Collection were sold on 10 June. A further...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Russia Insists on \"Synthetic\" Label for Lab Growns<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 10 June 2026 at 12:00 pm <\/small><p>The Russian government has announced new rules requiring lab growns to be labelled as \"synthetic\" so that consumers don't mistake them for natural stones.    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