According to Rapaport, diamond dealers are echoing the same sentiment expressed by jewelers–they gotta feeling that this year is going to be a good, good year. In its monthly report for December, the Rapaport Group stated that initial indications from the holiday season were “encouraging,” noting the increase in consumer confidence in December and the Read More →

Demand for opals and opal jewellery in mainland China has surged dramatically these last few years, albeit from a small base, with high-end customers especially partial to black opals driving the growth. In separate interviews with JNA, opal wholesalers and jewellery manufacturers expressed their optimism regarding growth prospects on the mainland. Sam Carbone Opal Australia-based Read More →