Macroeconomics
During the last two weeks the financial markets have been totally undecided about whether the global recovery is safe and steady or whether the double dip scenario could lead to another...
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June 2010The Pipeline
29 June 2010
24 June 2010
US export sales for week ending 17.06.10
22 June 2010
German Perspective - 22.06.2010
17 June 2010
US export sales for week ending 10.06.10
15 June 2010
10 June 2010
US export sales for week ending 27.05.10
08 June 2010
German Perspective - 08.06.2010
04 June 2010
02 June 2010
US export sales for week ending 20.05.10
01 June 2010
German Perspective - 01.06.2010
29 June 2010
Market Intelligence - 29.06.2010
German Perspective - 29.06.2010
What happened this week: The typical summer markets are starting to develop, in Europe at least. In Germany some regions are commencing their school holidays, particularly in the north. Week by week now until...
US perspective - 29.06.2010
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion – 29.06.10
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On relatively light trading the week before last, the North American hide market traded steady to firm. There were a few...
24 June 2010
US export sales for week ending 17.06.10
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 292,200 pieces were reported for delivery in 2010, were down 58 percent from the previous week and 38 percent from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 282,600...
22 June 2010
German Perspective - 22.06.2010
What happened this week: Most of the week was pretty quiet again. Due to the Dragon Boat Holiday in China, which lasted three days, the biggest global market was in low gear and buyers were able to remain in a ...
US perspective - 22.06.2010
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion
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During the week before last, the market was once again mixed with steer hides steady to firm and cow hides continuing to struggle....
17 June 2010
US export sales for week ending 10.06.10
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 701,300 pieces were reported for delivery in 2010, up noticeably from the previous week and 67 percent from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 700,000...
15 June 2010
Market Intelligence - 15.06.2010
Macroeconomics
The descent of the euro has continued. The markets continue to be worried about the euro and the debt crisis in many countries. New rumours about possible problems in Hungary and a...
German Perspective - 15.06.2010
What happened this week: The market situation is becoming pretty boring. Globally, tanners feel that raw material prices have become too high and need a correction. In some countries the correction is already...
US perspective - 15.06.2010
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion – 15.06.10
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The market was fairly quiet on Friday with most of the purchasing accomplished earlier in the week and a couple of...
10 June 2010
US export sales for week ending 27.05.10
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 440,600 pieces were reported for delivery in 2010, down five percent from the previous week and from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 440,600 pieces were...
08 June 2010
German Perspective - 08.06.2010
German Perspective—08.06.10
What happened this week: In the end there was nothing really new this week. Buyers’ and sellers’ opinions and interests are drifting further apart and both sides are now trying hard ...
US perspective - 08.06.2010
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion – 08.06.10
Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.com
There was no market report on Friday, June 4, or on Monday, May 31. There was mixed sentiment regarding the current...
04 June 2010
Market Intelligence - 01.06.2010
Macroeconomics
The general turbulence in the financial markets has continued and the last two weeks were very much determined by these rollercoaster rides.
Stock markets, commodities and currencies were...
02 June 2010
US export sales for week ending 20.05.10
Hides and Skins: Net sales of 463,800 pieces were reported for delivery in 2010, down six percent from the previous week, but up two percent from the prior four-week average. Whole cattle hide sales of 450,900 ...
01 June 2010
German Perspective - 01.06.2010
What happened this week: No matter how people want to look at it, there is no question that activity continues to slow down from week to week. There isn’t a total blockage of sales and leather business hasn’t...
US perspective - 01.06.2010
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion – 01.06.10
Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.com
There was no Jacobsen report from Monday to Wednesday (May 24-26). In the market on Thursday, several suppliers noted...