The Morning Loupe
Daily Brief Archive
The analyst read on rough, polished and demand — one brief per trading morning, in the time it takes to drink your first coffee.
12 Jul 2026
Demand migrates to smaller goods as De Beers tightens the pipeline
At the July sales cycle De Beers cut official rough prices and narrowed its sightholder roster from roughly 70 to 45–50. The primary pipeline is consolidating…
2 Jul 2026
De Beers set to ease rough prices at the July Sight
Per Rapaport, De Beers is poised to lower prices or widen discounts at the July Sight, after book prices ran 20%–30% above the market on smaller goods. Its Q1…