What happened this week: Before Asia went on holiday there was a bit of activity. Buyers were trying to bid down, but cows were able to obtain steady money. There was also interest for low grades, but the...
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September 2013The Pipeline
24 September 2013
German perspective - 24.9.13
17 September 2013
German Perspective - 17.09.13
10 September 2013
German perspective - 10.9.13
03 September 2013
German Perspective - 03.09.13
24 September 2013
German perspective - 24.9.13
US perspective - 24.9.13
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Last week saw lacklustre interest on big packer hides for both traders and tanners. Pundits point towards the holiday-shortened week of trading in...
17 September 2013
German Perspective - 17.09.13
What happened this week: The week after Shanghai was sobering. Business and sales were very slow and the bids coming in were, against the general market opinion, aggressively low. The US dollar lost most of...
US Perspective—17.09.13
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Sales of big packer hides slowed considerably last week; compared to the past two or three weeks; however, the consensus in the trade is that this...
Market Intelligence - 17.09.13
Macroeconomics
The Syrian crisis remains a major concern. However, concerns about a military strike and its consequences have eased a bit with the option emerging of the destruction of all chemical weapons...
10 September 2013
German perspective - 10.9.13
What happened this week: Everybody is returning from the Shanghai fair and it will be interesting to see what the reports will be. We have the feeling that one should be careful with the final conclusions....
US perspective - 10.9.13
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The vast majority of the trade has returned from the All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) in Shanghai. Overall, members of the trade we have spoken...
03 September 2013
German Perspective - 03.09.13
What happened this week: Well, now it is party time and most people are preparing for Asia if they haven’t left already. Many, at least those from the other continents, tried for an early departure to...
US Perspective—03.09.13
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Interest on big packer hides slowed considerably at the end of last week. According to sources, there were still a decent number of buyers interested ...
Market Intelligence - 3.09.13
Macroeconomics
The global community is slowly returning to work after the summer holiday in the northern hemisphere. Apart from the question of the global economy returning to sustained growth, geopolitical...