Paul Zimnisky
@paulzimnisky
Followers
3K
Following
2K
Media
494
Statuses
4K
Independent #diamond industry analyst and consultant. Specializing in global diamond supply/demand fundamentals. CFA charterholder.
New Jersey, USA
Joined November 2016
The October 2025 edition of PZDA’s “State of the Diamond Market” is out now. Including commentary on how the industry should embrace the wider price spread between natural and LGD prices resulting from tariffs. Also, company analysis on Signet Jewelers $SIG, Laopu Gold and
0
1
2
Angola now saying they are seeking a “majority” stake in De Beers —the comes weeks after Botswana said it wants to buy “control.” Getting interesting…
0
0
1
The Business of Fashion ran some of my comments on gold today in an article titled: “Gold Is Pricier Than Ever. Jewellers Are Getting Creative.”
0
0
0
My latest for @GJEPCIndia on diamond demand expectations for holiday 2025. Read here:
0
0
0
A brand new episode of the PZDA Podcast is now out with special guest David McKay of @miningmx. In this timely conversation we talk about the surge in #gold prices and the impact on miners such as $NEM and $B. We also do a deep dive on the Anglo American restructuring and the De
paulzimnisky.com
Podcast Episode: David McKay
1
0
0
The gold exchange in Dubai was buzzing with activity like I have never seen before. Could be one of those counter indicators
2
1
3
Signet is launching an initiative to retrieve old jewelry — part #sustainability move, part business model shift 💎 Explore what this could mean for the jewelry market: https://t.co/lhu1w3cZAu
0
3
4
“A diamond’s a billion years old.” On this week’s “Money Talks”, @paulzimnisky on what natural stones have going for them
economist.com
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, how lab-grown stones have upended the market and what that means for De Beers
5
3
16
A brand new episode of the PZDA Podcast is now out with outspoken U.S. natural diamond wholesaler Aleah Arundale. The discussion around LGD got so passionately candid that the episode had to be marked “explicit” lol! Stream here or wherever you get your podcasts:
paulzimnisky.com
Podcast Episode: Aleah Arundale
0
2
1
My presentation slides from the 2025 DMCC LGD Symposium this week can now be downloaded here: https://t.co/uxTZvOxpm5
1
0
0
The recent swings in US tariffs on Indian diamonds, with duties jumping from 10% to 50% in a matter of months, have thrown the global trade into uncertainty, disrupting supply chains and reshaping market expectations. Diamond analyst Paul Zimnisky breaks down what it means for
0
2
2
I will be giving a keynote at the upcoming @DDE_by_DMCC Lab-grown Diamond Symposium in Dubai on September 30. I will be discussing developing LGD fundamentals including the chart below:
1
0
2
Sep 11 will always be a sorrowful day here. Hits extra close as I was in WTC just days before the attack on a summer internship at the coffee, sugar, cocoa exchange in building 4 
1
0
4
The Financial Times used my 3ct natural vs LGD price chart yesterday in an article called “Taylor Swift Hands Diamonds a Moment to Shine.”
0
2
6
Clifford Elphick at Gem Diamonds always gets a laugh out of me. This from the analyst call this week:
0
0
2
In an executive order released yesterday, the Trump administration mentioned *possible* tariff relief for diamonds “whether or not worked.” Move in the right direction…
0
1
1