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25 June 2013

What happened this week: One gets the impression that nothing can change the market at the moment. Sellers have realised that they can’t push prices any higher and most clients have disappeared in the...

US Perspective—25.06.13

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com The consensus of members in the big packer trade is that last week was a quiet week of trading. Packers started the week with aspirations to try to...

Market Intelligence - 25.06.13

Macroeconomics The general mood in the financial markets is no longer free of concern. The conflict in Syria, which could spread, is keeping oil prices high. The demonstrations in Turkey could develop into...

18 June 2013

German perspective - 18.06.13

What happened this week: We don’t know if everyone will agree, but it seems 2013 has been quite a difficult year so far. Leather business has been possible in volumes similar to the previous year, but...

US perspective - 18.06.13

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week certainly provided us a mixed week of trading. Packers started the week with offers unchanged from their higher asking prices from the week...

11 June 2013

German perspective – 11.06.13

What happened this week: It is difficult to say what this week means. The fundamental market pattern was pretty much the same. All male hides offered around were readily taken up although all the sales were in ...

US perspective – 11.06.13

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Looking back over the course of the past week, packers were successful squeezing short-bought buyers for more money. Sources share many of the...

Market Intelligence - 11.6.13

Week by week the pundits are discussing if the period of cheap and unlimited liquidity could come to an end. Every single statement is analysed to understand when the central banks could start to raise...

04 June 2013

German Perspective - 04.06.13

What happened this week: There continues to be little market activity. European tanners are presently dominant because they are holding too little inventory and have to take care that the drums are filled...

US Perspective—04.06.13

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com The big packer market reached a bit of an impasse last week. Fundamentally we are not sure the market really changed that much; however, buyers who...

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