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May 2011

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31 May 2011
US US Perspective–31.05.11
Market Intelligence—31.05.11
DE German Perspective—31.05.11
27 May 2011
DE German Perspective - 24.05.11
US US Perspective - 24.05.11
18 May 2011
DE German Perspective - 17.05.11
US US Perspective - 17.05.11
Market Intelligence - 17.05.11
10 May 2011
US US Perspective–10.05.11
DE German Perspective—10.05.11
03 May 2011
US US Perspective–03.05.11
Market Intelligence—03.05.11
DE German Perspective—03.05.11

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31 May 2011
Market
US Perspective–31.05.11
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.com Overall, hide prices last week did not move much with most business done at steady prices. There were a few exceptions where some...
Market
Market Intelligence—31.05.11
Macroeconomics The financial community still cannot decide what they consider to be worst: the debt crisis in Europe, the growth and budget problems in the US, or the problems of Japan, which could also...
Market
German Perspective—31.05.11
What happened this week: We don’t believe the confusion in the market has gone. A lot of parameters are delivering conflicting information. Most of the prices of officially quoted as still pretty steady and...
27 May 2011
Market
German Perspective - 24.05.11
What happened this week: We believe it’s fair to say that the market and most players are in a kind of confusion. There are presently so many factors in situations, but most people fail to have a clear picture ...
Market
US Perspective - 24.05.11
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.com   This week the sentiment was a continuation of last Friday’s tone with packers and some traders fairly upbeat. While there have not...
18 May 2011
Market
German Perspective - 17.05.11
What happened this week: Quite a lot of movement and turmoil this week. After the sharp decline of the USD last week it rebounded strongly this week and, as we all know, the currency movements are sometimes...
Market
US Perspective - 17.05.11
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.com   The US hide market last week continued to be under pressure with prices down around $2 from the previous week. Steer selections had...
Market
Market Intelligence - 17.05.11
Macroeconomics   Well, the last two weeks have been pretty exciting on the financial markets. It all started with a sharp rise of commodity prices and a sharp decline of the US dollar. Everything seemed to be...
10 May 2011
Market
US Perspective–10.05.11
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.com The volatility this week in the commodity markets seemed to spill over into the hide markets as both experienced significant drops....
Market
German Perspective—10.05.11
What happened this week: The correction mode we were expecting is now in full swing. Although the market is still segmented into many different parts the general upward trend has been broken and corrections...
03 May 2011
Market
US Perspective–03.05.11
The Jacobsen Commentary and Market Opinion Courtesy of www.thejacobsen.com Last week’s hide market tone was spongy with lower prices reported from packers, traders, and processors. Early in the week’s...
Market
Market Intelligence—03.05.11
Macroeconomics For the last two weeks most of the financial community has been waiting for explanations from the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, regarding the monetary policy of the Fed in...
Market
German Perspective—03.05.11
What happened this week: Two main events have rattled the market this week. Firstly the news, that a number of companies in China are under serious investigation for tax and customs duty evasion and secondly...