The longer an expansion lasts, the crappier its paper becomes. That may seem like a baseless assertion, but it's actually just simple math. Early in recoveries, borrowers and lenders are both shell-shocked by the last recession, so only high-quality deals get done. But as time passes, all the good borrowers get their loans and if banks want to keep the deals flowing, lower-quality borrowers must...Read More
The longer an expansion lasts, the crappier its paper becomes. That may seem like a baseless assertion, but it's actually just simple math. Early in recoveries, borrowers and lenders are both shell-shocked by the last recession, so only high-quality deals get done. But as time passes, all the good borrowers get their loans and if banks want to keep the deals flowing, lower-quality borrowers must...Read More
RAPAPORT... Belgium's polished-diamond exports rose in May, according todata from the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC). Polished exports increased 5% year on year to $1.18 billionand, by volume, grew 4% to 439,380 carats. The average price climbed 1% to$2,688 per carat. The jump was mainly due to a 6% rise in shipments to the USto $438.8 million and a 22% surge in exports to India to $58.6 mil...Read More
RAPAPORT... The World Diamond Council (WDC) has invited the public to review reforms to its System of Warranties (SoW), a method the organization established to keep the supply chain conflict-free. The WDC created the SoW in 2000 to add extra assurances beyond what the Kimberley Process (KP) offers. Thesystem obligates diamond suppliers and jewelry manufacturers to provide aconflict-free warranty...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has introduced branded-cutnames on grading reports. Proprietary-cut names will now appear alongside thediamond's shape and a description of its cutting style when the lab returnsstones with their grading reports, it said. The program will be available to members of the trade orpublic who submit stones directly to the GIA for grading or other...Read More
(IDEX Online) - China will be slashing import taxes on jewelry, as part of tariff reductions on a wide range of consumer goods, as of July 1. The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council in China issued the "Notice on Reducing the Import Tariffs of Daily Consumer Goods" last week. According to the notice, China will cut Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariffs for daily consumer goods involv...Read More
(IDEX Online) - HRD Antwerp and Gem Lab, a division of Malca-Amit Group, have launched a service whereby Gem Lab becomes an authorized 'HRD Antwerp LabDirect Program' participant. Gem Lab will serve as the point of contact for clients in their network who wish to obtain an HRD Antwerp grading report. They will handle all logistics and administration, allowing HRD Antwerp to focus solely on...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Russia's ALROSA sold $277.5 million of rough diamonds in May and $2.26 billion in the first five months of 2018, indicating ongoing strong demand for rough stones. De Beers' rough diamond sales in the first five months of this year are of a similar level. "We continue seeing good demand for almost all assortments of our diamond products," commented Deputy Ge...Read More
RAPAPORT... Alrosa's sales plunged 39% to $288 million in May due to apause in activities at some of the company's mines. "There was a planned decrease in sales in May compared tothe similar period last year due to the sale of...inventories...[at]the beginning of the year and a seasonal decline in the current production, mostlydriven by mining suspension at some alluvial deposits in the first mont...Read More
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Go to http://hidewithtim.com to get 75% off VirtualShield VPN privacy service.Protests for Tommy Robinson turned violent in the UK and at one point a guy threw a street cone at a horse... I have no idea why...But many are quick to condemn the violence likening it to Antifa as we have seen the same arguments in support of violence from both sides.But what do you think, is this the same as Antifa vi...Read More
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RAPAPORT... Belgium's polished-diamond exports rose in May, according todata from the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC). Polished exports increased 5% year on year to $1.18 billionand, by volume, grew 4% to 439,380 carats. The average price climbed 1% to$2,688 per carat. The jump was mainly due to a 6% rise in shipments to the USto $438.8 million and a 22% surge in exports to India to $58.6 mil...Read More
(IDEX Online) - ALROSA is to hold auctions for the sale of special size rough diamonds (weighing over 10.8 carats) in Hong Kong and Vladivostok later this month. The Hong Kong auction will take place from June 13-27, with the results announced on June 28. The company will auction 105 gem-quality lots with a total weight of 1,620 carats. The Vladivostok auction will be held from June...Read More
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At the Free Tommy Robinson Rally Demonstrators anger was vented at the heavy Police presence.The public are upset & the country is divided. The great shame is the Police & the public used to be on the same side - it appears that this is no longer the case. Footage: Liam Galvin #FreeTommyRobinsonRead More
RAPAPORT... The World Diamond Council (WDC) has invited the public to review reforms to its System of Warranties (SoW), a method the organization established to keep the supply chain conflict-free. The WDC created the SoW in 2000 to add extra assurances beyond what the Kimberley Process (KP) offers. Thesystem obligates diamond suppliers and jewelry manufacturers to provide aconflict-free warranty...Read More
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Let's hit the streets and see who knows me! featuring LUCAS CRUIKSHANK: www.youtube.com/lucas IG: @brandonbored FB: www.facebook.com/itsbrandonrogersShot by GABRIEL GONZALEZ IG @mooninthemilk Special thanks to TrainPass for cutting together the 1-second reel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkFm...Thank you to everyone who's been a part of all this fuckery over the years!Read More