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April 2012

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24 April 2012
DE German Perspective - 24.04.12
US US Perspective - 24.04.12
17 April 2012
Market Intelligence - 17.04.12
DE German Perspective—17.04.12
US US Perspective—17.04.12
10 April 2012
US US Perspective—10.04.12
DE German Perspective—10.04.12
03 April 2012
DE German Perspective - 03.04.12
US US Perspective - 03.04.12
Market Intelligence - 03.04.12

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24 April 2012
Market
German Perspective - 24.04.12
What happened this week: Another week has passed and very little happened. Tanners, with the exception of those in the luxury segment, struggle. Leather prices are fixed for the rest of the season, raw...
Market
US Perspective - 24.04.12
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com   Sellers flexed their muscles last week and with the aid of a slaughter levels that continue to run below 600,000 animals, were able to ward off ...
17 April 2012
Market
Market Intelligence - 17.04.12
Macroeconomics The last two weeks have been pretty uneventful in the financial markets. Only towards the end of the period did people to start to worry about the trend in the global economy and the fall in...
Market
German Perspective—17.04.12
What happened this week: The situation is getting more mysterious every day. Superficially it is pretty easy: it seems there are still enough buyers around who are are in need of hides and even if they have to ...
Market
US Perspective—17.04.12
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com The consensus of the trade is that US big packer and cowhides remained fully steady last week, in spite of numerous attempts from tanners to bid...
10 April 2012
Market
US Perspective—10.04.12
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Members of the trade who had expectations that they would see big packer prices drift lower last week were disappointed as it appears there were...
Market
German Perspective—10.04.12
What happened this week: The confusion continues and we are not really able to clarify the real situation of the market at the moment. The only matter one was able to confirm at Lineapelle in Bologna (April...
03 April 2012
Market
German Perspective - 03.04.12
What happened this week: Another Hong Kong Show is over and the question is if we really obtained more insight and information about the market and the conditions. Drawing the bottom line we would say the...
Market
US Perspective - 03.04.12
US Perspective – 03.04.12 Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com   The vast majority of the trade has returned from the APLF in Hong Kong, while there are still a handful of people...
Market
Market Intelligence - 03.04.12
MARKET INTELLIGENCE – 03.04.12   Macroeconomics   The financial markets are still offering a mixed bag of news. In the US the economy is showing some signs of improvement. In particular the labour...