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23 December 2014

Macroeconomics The final weeks of 2014 turned out to be pretty hectic on the financial markets. Normally the final weeks of a calendar year are rather quiet because investors want not to take any particular...

16 December 2014

German Perspective - 16.12.14

What happened this week: We are now in the final lap before the Christmas break. By the end of this week almost all European tanners will have stopped their intake of raw material, which is a serious...

US Perspective – 16.12.14

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com The decline of prices in the big packer market gathered some downward momentum last week as most selections were anywhere from $2-$3 / hide lower...

09 December 2014

German Perspective - 09.12.14

What happened this week: Just another two weeks to go until we reach the Christmas break of the year 2014. This means the end of the fiscal year for many as well. People are now trying to begin to analyse what ...

US Perspective - 09.12.14

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week saw several of the big packers begrudgingly resign themselves to the fact that the market is under pressure. At the start of the week, many ...

The Leather Pipeline - 09.12.14

Macroeconomics We are heading quickly towards Christmas and the end of the year but the financial markets have delivered quite a number of interesting pieces of news. Most commodities remained on a downward...

02 December 2014

US Perspective - 02.12.14

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com As expected, interest in big packer hides was lacklustre last week and this, coupled with the holiday for Thanksgiving on Thursday, resulted in the...

German Perspective - 02.12.14

What happened this week: Another peculiar week has ended. It is obvious that the market is still desperately trying to find its direction. Although the vast majority of players agree that the direction...

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