GERMAN PERSPECTIVE—25.04.08What happened this week: The market tried to get new and better indications from the Lineapelle fair in Bologna. The show in April is only a pre-selection and is pretty close to the...
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US perspective — 01.04.08
29 April 2008
German Perspective 29.04.08
US Perspective - 29.04.08
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market OpinionCourtesy of www.thejacobsen.comThe US market showed no real signs of any excitement last week as producers, buoyed by a period of strong sales the past 4–6 weeks,...
20 April 2008
Market Intelligence - 21.04.08
MARKET INTELLIGENCE—21.04.08MacroeconomicsThe world, including normal people, is starting to watch the financial markets with much more attention. In normal times most people think that their personal life is...
US Perspective - 21.04.08
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion—21.04.08Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.comThe situation in North America could not be anymore confusing as the latest USDA Export Sales Report came out today stating...
German Perspective 21.04.08
What happened this week: Again not too much activity this week. The European business is entirely focused on male hides where the regular buyers are only replenishing their regular needs. With the kill...
15 April 2008
German perspective 15.04.08
What happened this week: Actually it’s hardly worth bothering about a report this week. It is already a tradition that the week after the APLF fair in Hong Kong the market is almost in agony. Asian buyers are ...
US perspective 15.05.08
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market OpinionCourtesy of www.thejacobsen.comInterest and activity over the past week have not been as brisk when compared to the last few weeks, while the most recent USDA export...
08 April 2008
Market Intelligence - April 8
MARKET INTELLIGENCE—08.04.08MacroeconomicsThe last two weeks saw little improvement in the financial markets. The news about write-downs due to the subprime crisis in the US have shifted into Europe with...
German Perspective 08.04.08
What happened this week: We think it is not so easy to draw a clear conclusion form the Hong Kong leather fair this year. Watching the massive export sales figures again from the US one feels tempted to...
01 April 2008
US perspective — 01.04.08
MARKET INTELLIGENCEThe Jacobsen Commentary and Market OpinionCourtesy of www.thejacobsen.comThis week’s statistics have shocked the trade. The latest USDA report shows that 727,500 wet salted hides, with...
German Perspective 01.04.08
GERMAN PERSPECTIVE—28.03.08What happened this week: Most of the trade is now for the results and impressions from the APLF leather fair in Hong Kong, which is taking place this week. The first impressions...