Otter@lemmy.ca to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoThe falling price of diamondslemmy.caimagemessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1383arrow-down16
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minus-squaremassive_bereavement@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 year agoNatural diamonds pricing is controlled by an oligopoly, so even if demand is down they might keep the price high for the purple of keeping diamonds as an expensive thing.
minus-squarexep@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoYes, De Beers has manipulated the prices of natural diamonds before: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Beers#21st-century_changes
Natural diamonds pricing is controlled by an oligopoly, so even if demand is down they might keep the price high for the purple of keeping diamonds as an expensive thing.
Yes, De Beers has manipulated the prices of natural diamonds before: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Beers#21st-century_changes