Articles Tagged "rough diamonds"

August sees lower U.S. rough diamond imports

Idex Online News reports that the U.S. rough diamond imports were lower in August. The story is quoted as saying, The U.S. imported a net of $11.3 million worth of rough diamonds in August, a 117.5 percent increase from August 2009 a nd a 54.7 percent decline from the preceding July of this year. The net [...]

While Gold Achieves New Historical Highs, Diamonds Quietly Outperform

With all of this favorable press regarding gold and its intrinsic value, many investors have missed the news that prices for investment diamonds have actually performed slightly better than gold during the first half of this year.