What happened this week: The week was dominated by the weak euro as a result of the return of the European Union debt crisis. It is actually really surprising how little turbulence has hit the markets in...
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November 2010The Pipeline
30 November 2010
German Perspective—30.11.10
23 November 2010
US Perspective—23.11.10
16 November 2010
09 November 2010
US Perspective—09.11.10
03 November 2010
US Perspective—02.11.10
02 November 2010
German Perspective—02.11.10
30 November 2010
German Perspective—30.11.10
US Perspective—30.11.10
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion
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The market remained firm last week with prices moving upwards for most steer and cow hide selections. In general, steer hide prices...
Market Intelligence—30.11.10
Macroeconomics
The past two weeks have been pretty turbulent. After the US had been in the focus of the market for some time, the radar screen has shifted again back to Europe. The debt crisis is back....
23 November 2010
US Perspective—23.11.10
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion
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The hide market ended the week on a strong footing with hide prices firm and HTS trading at around the $74 level. Some people noted...
German Perspective—23.11.10
What happened this week: Another week has finished and Christmas and the end of the year are approaching quickly. So more and more tanners in Europe are closing their books for 2010 already. Due to the high...
16 November 2010
Market Intelligence—16.11.10
Macroeconomics
In the wide field of global economics the US Federal Reserve decision regarding the extent of quantitative easing (QE) and the G20 summit in South Korea were the expected issues of the past...
US Perspective—16.11.10
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion
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The market ended the week on a fairly positive note with prices steady and sales volumes adequate. A couple of people commented that...
German Perspective—16.11.10
What happened this week: Another interesting week has drawn to a close and because we saw the US dollar rising for almost all week it has eased some of the pressure from the export markets. However, the market ...
09 November 2010
US Perspective—09.11.10
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion
Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.com
The market traded steady this week with a fair volume of hides sold. Prices were firm with suppliers appearing to be well sold and...
German Perspective—09.11.10
What happened this week: We find it extraordinary difficult to get a clear picture of the situation, because our impression is once again a bit different from the general gossip on market street. The easy way...
03 November 2010
US Perspective—02.11.10
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The market is steady with prices holding. Generally, most people are saying there is more interest and tanners continue to complain...
Market Intelligence—02.11.10
Macroeconomics
In the past weeks the eyes of the financial markets were mostly on the discussion in the EU on how to deal with countries that fail to meet the regulations of the stability pact, and on the US...
02 November 2010
German Perspective—02.11.10
What happened this week: The US dollar has shown the same pattern as in many weeks before, strengthening until Wednesday and falling back until the weekend. It would have been more profitable to buy the dollar ...