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28 August 2012

What happened this week: The market mood is changing a bit, but the situation is still two-fold. The players related to the heavy and high-quality end remain pretty much supply-driven and point to a low kill,...

US Perspective - 28.08.12

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Reports from various members of the big packer trade claim last week was a relatively quiet week of trading as it appears buyers, who are sensing a...

21 August 2012

German Perspective - 21.08.12

What happened this week: It was another of these typical weeks in August. It is pretty quiet and most activity is related to shipments and administration. However, the German market was still a bit shaken by...

US Perspective - 21.08.12

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week for the most part was an uneventful week of trading in both the big packer and cowhide markets. Sellers started the week with intentions...

Market Intelligence - 21.08.12

Macroeconomics The holiday season is still in full swing, the Olympics are over and the European debt crisis never ends. The financial markets are now enjoying the remaining days of the summer break. Some are ...

14 August 2012

US Perspective - 14.08.12

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com The ideas of buyers and sellers appear not to have found common ground last week, as sellers who were pushing for more money on new business met...

German Perspective - 14.08.12

What happened this week: Most of the trade in Europe is still on holiday, and with little local trading activity we have time for some other issues. The big bang came early in the week when information and...

07 August 2012

German Perspective - 07.08.12

What happened this week: After the slow week we saw last week, buyers woke up this week. Asian buyers have the need to purchase earlier and to make sure that inventories are sufficient for the start of...

US Perspective - 07.08.12

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com The consensus of members of the big packer trade is that it appears packers enjoyed another successful week of sales last week. Although popular...

Market Intelligence - 07.08.12

Macroeconomics Is there anything of interest other than the EU debt crisis? Is the world possibly facing other challenges, success stories or problems? At least for those of us in Europe it seems that there...

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