Macroeconomics
The financial world was pretty quiet again. There are rumours swirling around that the European Central Bank may lower interest rates again but it’s hard to be too sure about this. The...
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German perspective – 23.4.13
17 April 2013
German perspective – 16.04.13
09 April 2013
US Perspective—09.04.13
02 April 2013
German Perspective - 02.04.13
30 April 2013
Market Intelligence - 30.04.13
German Perspective - 30.04.13
What happened this week: It is pretty difficult to find a good statement for the market situation. Basically we could have copied last week’s report into this week’s version as 90% of what we wrote ...
US Perspective—30.04.13
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Last week finally saw prices of big packer hides stop moving higher. Popular opinion in the trade is that prices likely peaked last week, which...
23 April 2013
German perspective – 23.4.13
What happened this week: Another week with very little news. Plenty of talk, but not much action. The situation seems to be a bit like when the sea changes from high tide to low tide: the streams are fighting...
US perspective – 23.4.13
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Last week saw the end of an impressive seven week run-up in big packer hide prices that saw packers add almost $7 a hide to prices which...
17 April 2013
German perspective – 16.04.13
What happened this week: It was another week with very few changes. The market remains firm, the number of clients willing and in the need to buy continues to decline week by week. The resistance against the...
US perspective – 16.04.13
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Prices of big packer hides drifted higher again last week, in what appears to be limited volumes traded. Popular opinion of the trade is that...
Market Intelligence – 16.04.13
Macroeconomics
In Europe, politicians are still dealing with the debt crisis, the problems in Cyprus and its bailout – which will most likely be higher than the ‘absolute limit’ the EU is...
09 April 2013
US Perspective—09.04.13
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Last week saw packer and processors with only limited offers, with most hides offered in selections that are usually a bit more difficult to sell....
German Perspective - 09.04.13
What happened this week: After the Easter break quite a number of people travelled last week to Bologna to attend the Lineapelle exhibition. Although the spring issue of the event is always less important and...
02 April 2013
German Perspective - 02.04.13
What happened this week: The week of the Hong Kong show has ended and left the trade with the same conditions in the market as we had before the show. Despite the same market conditions, with suppliers...
US Perspective—02.04.13
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Most members of the US trade have returned home following the APLF exhibition in Hong Kong. When speaking with various members of the trade who have...
Market Intelligence - 02.04.13
Macroeconomics
The
last two weeks were again driven by the debt crisis in Europe and
this time it was the problem in Cyprus that created a number of
night-shifts for the politicians involved. The required...