Episode 99: Why the Chinese Market Is Slow

Stuller CEO Danny Clark and president Belit Myers talk about the US diamond and jewelry supplier’s recent leadership change and why the company has seen both natural and lab-grown flourish. Plus: The importance of the company’s focus on “just-in-time” inventory. 

Guy Burton, managing director of high-end UK jeweler Hancocks London, digs into vintage diamond cuts and how they compare with modern styles. Plus: The state of British retail and the Hatton Garden trade. 

China, the so-called engine of global growth, seems to be stalling badly right now. The country is facing rising unemployment, falling factory output and a collapsing property market. Plus, a growing number of regular Chinese citizens are complaining that the country's tough anti ...  عرض المزيد

Xi Jinping has begun an unprecedented third term as Chinese president, after securing his position at the Communist Party Congress. But key economic data was delayed until after the congress ended. It was lower than government targets, causing Chinese markets to fall. The Chinese ...  عرض المزيد

China has this week reopened its borders for the first time in nearly three years. There have been scenes of joy and relief for many Chinese citizens after years of isolation. Ed Butler asks whether this is a turning point, as some are describing. What are the longer term economi ...  عرض المزيد

En Chine, l’activité industrielle est repartie sur les chapeaux de roue en février. L'économie chinoise semble se relever plus rapidement que prévu. Elle sort de trois ans d’isolement imposé au nom de la politique « zéro covid ». Ces bons chiffres de l'industrie sont bienvenus à ...  عرض المزيد