What happened this week: This week was a carbon copy of the ones before.Business is almost entirely concentrated in a few strong hands in Europe, who are covering their own needs. However, this applies only...
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June 2008The Pipeline
25 June 2008
German Perspective 24.06.08
17 June 2008
German Perspective 17.06.08
10 June 2008
US Perspective - 09.06.08
03 June 2008
US Perspective - 03.06.08
02 June 2008
German Perspective 03.06.08
25 June 2008
German Perspective 24.06.08
US Perspective - 24.06.08
Prices of US big packer hides remain unchanged and in light of the recent large USDA Export Sales Report—which surprised most in the trade with 620,000 wet-salted hides sold—it does not appear as if packers...
17 June 2008
German Perspective 17.06.08
GERMAN PERSPECTIVE—17.06.08What happened this week: Market activity was again almost nil. Any sales were coincidental and if there is any consistent demand, it is for the standards such as heavy bullhides...
US Perspective - 17.06.08
Business in the US last week was once again relatively uneventful, supported by export sales figures reflecting sales of only 563,500 wet blue and salted hides last week.However, in spite of the lack of sales, ...
Market Intelligence - 17.06.08
MARKET INTELLIGENCE—14.06.08MacroeconomicsThe general trend of the financial markets and the macroeconomic picture was pretty directionless. Inflation is still the focus of discussion, and record prices for...
10 June 2008
US Perspective - 09.06.08
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market OpinionCourtesy of www.thejacobsen.comBusiness in the US last week was rather lacklustre; there were not many hides exchanging hands last week. Although trading was limited,...
German Perspective—09.06.08
GERMAN PERSPECTIVE—09.06.08What happened this week: After last week’s improved performance we wondered if it was just a one-week flurry. After this week, it’s impossible not to be convinced that it was,...
03 June 2008
US Perspective - 03.06.08
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion—03.06.08Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.comBusiness in the US last week was not nearly as brisk as the week before; however, we have reports of a decent amount of...
Market Intelligence - 03.06.08
MacroeconomicsIn the world of economics, there is very little new happening and the media and expert commentators are going over the same old problems—without arriving at any conclusions. This leaves us...
02 June 2008
German Perspective 03.06.08
What happened this week: Finally some better news. After the uneventful and boring we have seen since mid-April this week has finally brought more activity than we have seen for a long time. There are no...