RAPAPORT... Sales of jewelry and other luxury items in Hong Kong fell for the 12th consecutive month in January amid a sharp downturn in tourism and an early Lunar New Year. Revenue from jewelry, watches, clocks and other valuable gifts slid 42% year on year to HKD 4.92 billion ($632.2 million) during the month, the municipality's Census and Statistics Department reported last week. Sales acr...Read More
RAPAPORT... Edward Asscher has retired as president of Royal Asscher, marking his 50th anniversary with the family-run jeweler. His daughter, Lita Asscher and son, Mike Asscher, will take his place as copresidents of the company.The fifth generation of his family to work at the company, Asscher joined the business in 1970, apprenticing with his father and uncle. In 1980 he became president, a...Read More
RAPAPORT... Belgium's polished exports dropped 22% year on year in January, with volumes and average price both falling. Outbound shipments have declined for nine consecutive months, according to Rapaport archives based on data from the Antwerp World Diamond Centre.However, rough imports showed their first monthly increase since December 2018, as post-holiday restocking was stronger than a ye...Read More
RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, March 3, 2020, Las Vegas... Diamond trading declined sharply in February due to economic uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus. Manufacturers and dealers are facing a severe liquidity crunch as sales to China and Hong Kong have stopped.Diamond prices dropped as a result of the slowdown, with the RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI?,,?) for 1-carat diamonds down 1.6% in February. R...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Women's Jewelry Association (WJA) has launched a new consumer-marketing campaign aimed at empowering women to buy jewelry for themselves.March is Me Month will coincide with International Women's Day, which takes place on March 8, as well as Women's History Month. The goal of the campaign is to get women to buy themselves a piece of fine jewelry during the month, no matter the...Read More
RAPAPORT... Jewelry was among the best-performing categories at Macy's during the fourth fiscal quarter, even as overall sales declined at the department-store chain.Group revenue dropped 1.4% year on year to $8.34 billion in the three months ending February 1, while comparable-store sales - at owned and licensed shops open for at least a year - fell 0.5%, the retailer reported last week. How...Read More
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Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesFinancing risks can be managedSPONSOREDThe main priority is advancing construction of the Aripuana zinc project in Brazil, which is planned to produce 120,000 tonnes per year of zinc-eq...Read More
After strong rallies in US equities at the start of the week that saw the Down Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) close up by 5.09%, markets are getting some comfort this morning from the prospect of easier monetary policy, which is helping them keep the negative impacts from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the background.Most Asian equity markets are stronger this morning, but have not been as...Read More
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U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P futures were up 16 points in pre-opening trade. G7 central bank members confirmed this morning that they are willing to take measures as needed to offset a slowdown in economies related to the coronavirus breakout. However, no specific action was announced. Target slipped $0.23 to $108.83 after reporting lower than consensus fourth quarte...Read More