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27 August 2007

What happened this week: The last two weeks have felt like a summer party that came to an end this week. The US$ turned around and lost a fair part of its gains from the previous week and the question asked a...

22 August 2007

Despite economic worries the market remains active

MARKET INTELLIGENCE MacroeconomicsThe financial and business world was and is still looking at the consequences of the subprime crisis in the USA. Like all bubbles this one also had to burst one day, and now...

20 August 2007

Friedrich Sturm Report - 17.08.07

What happened this week: Well, our market outlook last week proved to be quite incorrect. If there was anything right in our forecast it was that activity was largely limited to the Asian customer base, but...

13 August 2007

Friedrich Sturm Report - 10.08.07

What happened this week: Not much as far as the general trading activity was concerned. The stories of the week came from England and the USA and only one of these directly affected with the hide market. While ...

10 August 2007

US Export Sales for Week Ending 02/08/2007

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 570,800 pieces were down 49 per cent from the week earlier and 28 per cent from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 569,300 pieces were...

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for Week Ending 07/28/07

Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S. ...

06 August 2007

Positive mood as Asian buyers return to the US market

MARKET INTELLIGENCE – 04.08.07 Macroeconomics Almost everything happening in the financial markets was concentrated on the subprime situation in the USA and the problems which could arise from the market...

Friedrich Sturm Report - 03.08.07

What happened this week: Well, the market really fell totally into the holiday mood we had expected for the week although activity—in particular from Asia—kept people more busy than was actually expected. ...

US Export Sales for Week Ending 26/07/2007

Hides and Skins: Net sales of 1,127,700 pieces were up 48 per cent from the week earlier and 80 per cent from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 1,119,300 pieces—a marketing ...

Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 07/21/07

Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S. ...

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