Palladium
Palladium has become an important precious metal in the jewellery trade, valued for its strength, light weight, and contemporary appeal, especially in bridal and fine jewellery. For UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers, understanding palladium’s market dynamics, pricing trends, and design applications is key to meeting consumer demand. Jewellery Focus provides specialist coverage on palladium, including market analysis, innovations in manufacturing, ethical sourcing, and insights into how this metal fits within the broader precious metals sector.
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May- 2018 -17 MayMetal Prices
Gold and platinum hallmarking sees double digit increase
The number of gold and platinum pieces hallmarked in April 2018 increased significantly by 12.1% and 10.9% respectively, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. However, the average volume of silver fell by 13.8% to 335,827 compared with 389,707, while palladium decreased by 21.6% to 5,513 hallmarked items.…
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Apr- 2018 -18 AprilMetal Prices
Hallmarking figures drop by 8.5% for March
Hallmarking fell by an average of 8.5% in March 2018 compared with the same period the previous year, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. The average volume of all precious metals fell this month. Palladium pieces hallmarked fell considerably by 36% to 5,475 compared with 8,593 the…
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Mar- 2018 -27 MarchEconomy
Surprise 12% jump in gold hallmarking in February
The number of gold jewellery articles hallmarked in February this year was up by 12% compared with the 2017, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. The high-value category saw numbers increase from 280,283 to 313,532, an increase of over 33,000 articles, providing a boon for the jewellery…
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Feb- 2018 -19 FebruaryEconomy
Hallmarking figures increase by 13% for January 2018
Hallmarking rose by an average of 13% in January 2018 compared with the same period the previous year, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. The average volume of silver pieces hallmarked rose considerably by 29% to 425,631 compared with 330,067 the previous year. Palladium on the other…
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Jan- 2018 -17 JanuaryEconomy
Hallmarking figures drop by 7.4% for December
Hallmarking fell by an average of 7.4% in December 2017 compared to the same period in the previous year, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. The average volume of gold hallmarked in December fell by 6.9% to 322,033 compared with 346,082 the previous year. Silver fell by…
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Dec- 2017 -22 DecemberEvents
Desire jewellery and silversmithing fair returns to London
The desire jewellery and silvering smithing fair will be held at Kensington Hall in London from 2-4 March 2018, while its previous venue at Chelsea Town Hall is refurbished. The event allows visitors to purchase items directly from contemporary designer makers, selected from the best in the UK. Those celebrating…
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22 DecemberEconomy
Hallmarking figures drop by 11% in November
The volume of jewellery hallmarked by the four UK assay offices fell by an average of 11% in November compared with the same period the previous year, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. The average volume of gold pieces hallmarked fell by 12.1% to 492,537 compared with…
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Nov- 2017 -17 NovemberEconomy
Palladium hallmarking suffers drop as silver stays strong in October
Silver was the only metal to see a year-on-year rise in the hallmarking figures for October, with a 25% growth. All other precious metals saw a drop in hallmarked articles, with palladium experiencing the biggest fall of 34.7%. Gold fell by 8.4% when compared to the same period last year,…
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Oct- 2017 -17 OctoberEconomy
Gold hallmarking continues to fall as silver and platinum remain strong
The number of gold articles hallmarked in the month of September have dropped by 21.6%, when compared with the same period last year. This has brought the figure for the total number of metals hallmarked down by a relatively marginal 3.7%. This is partially due to the strength of silver…
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3 OctoberEconomy
Silver brings hallmarking up for August
The number of silver articles hallmarked in the month of August brought overall figures into the black when compared to the same time last year. Overall, there was a 7.9% increase in the number of metals hallmarked. There were 468,460 silver articles hallmarked, up 132,361 from the 336,099 articles form…
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