The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion
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The hide market last week showed weakness with prices giving back from their historic levels. Last Friday, the Jacobsen Hide Index...
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April 2011The Pipeline
28 April 2011
US Perspective - 26.04.11
German Perspective - 26.04.11
What happened this week: Our market finds it extremely difficult to sort itself out. Although it is pretty clear that hides are overvalued there is massive resistance to accept the obvious and sort things...
German Perspective 19.04.11
What happened this week: Last week we were expecting something like a correction phase and it seems that we are now right in it. It is usual after a long bull market. Everyone wants cheaper prices, but not a...
US Perspective 19.04.11
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion
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This week’s hide market was transitional as some producers decided to accept lower prices in order to move hides. Following six...
Market Intelligence - 19.04.11
The financial markets were pretty quiet over the past two weeks. While the European Central bank is already reacting against inflation, the American FED is continuing its policy of easy and cheap money....
14 April 2011
German Perspective—12.04.11
GERMAN PERSPECTIVE?12.04.11
What happened this week: After the APLF event in Hong Kong many have had only a short rest before Lineapelle in Bologna to check what the European industry thinks about the market...
US Perspective–12.04.11
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion
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The US hide market this week exhibited some restraint with light trading and prices struggling to hold steady. Sources report there...
05 April 2011
US Perspective–05.04.11
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion
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The tone in the hide market this week has been greatly influenced by the large number of people away for the Asia Pacific Leather...
German Perspective—05.04.11
What happened this week: The trade gathered again in Hong Kong and tried to figure out what the status of the leather business is. After a long period of raw material gains, extended order books and what was...
Market Intelligence—05.04.11
The situation in Japan and the Arab world has got no better, but the rest of the global community, and in particular the financial community, has returned to normal operations and seems to believe that the...