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April 2011

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28 April 2011
US US Perspective - 26.04.11
DE German Perspective - 26.04.11
DE German Perspective 19.04.11
US US Perspective 19.04.11
Market Intelligence - 19.04.11
14 April 2011
DE German Perspective—12.04.11
US US Perspective–12.04.11
05 April 2011
US US Perspective–05.04.11
DE German Perspective—05.04.11
Market Intelligence—05.04.11

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28 April 2011
Market
US Perspective - 26.04.11
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.com   The hide market last week showed weakness with prices giving back from their historic levels. Last Friday, the Jacobsen Hide Index...
Market
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...
Market
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...
Market
US Perspective 19.04.11
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.com   This week’s hide market was transitional as some producers decided to accept lower prices in order to move hides. Following six...
Market
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
Market
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...
Market
US Perspective–12.04.11
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.com The US hide market this week exhibited some restraint with light trading and prices struggling to hold steady. Sources report there...
05 April 2011
Market
US Perspective–05.04.11
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.com The tone in the hide market this week has been greatly influenced by the large number of people away for the Asia Pacific Leather...
Market
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
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...