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24 June 2014

What happened this week: Another week has passed and we are now approaching the end of the firs half of 2014. So far we have had two totally different quarters with the first one full of excitement,...

US Perspective - 24.06.14

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week was not an active week of trading for packers as Chinese tanners in particular were inactive again. Some pundits blame the lack of...

The Leather Pipeline - 24.06.14

Macroeconomics Football has taken over and many in Asia and Europe have short nights these days because of kick-off times. So far we have seen plenty and good matches with some teams already on the way home. ...

17 June 2014

German Perspective - 17.06.14

What happened this week: Not much change this week. There is always a bit of business to be done, but there is no sign of any enthusiasm. It is pretty clear that we have a group of tanners who are enjoying...

US Perspective—17.06.14

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Interest on US steers last week was similar to the past couple of weeks. Some sources said they enjoyed a fair number of bids last week, while others...

10 June 2014

German Perspective - 10.6.14

What happened this week: It was one of those weeks you don’t know what to make of. The market is in the doldrums and talking is exceeding business by far. The interested parties are trying to move their...

US Perspective - 10.6.14

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Members of the big packer trade report that last week for the most part was another uneventful week of trading. We did speak with some who reported...

The Leather Pipeline – 10.6.14

Macroeconomics All eyes were on the European Central Bank’s (ECB) decisions regarding interest rates last Thursday. As expected, the ECB lowered the key rate by 0.1% to 0.15%, but set penalties...

03 June 2014

US Perspective—03.06.14

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com The consensus of members in the big packer trade is that last week was an uneventful week of trading. This came as a surprise to packers who thought...

German Perspective - 03.06.14

What happened this week: Last week was a bit strange. On the one hand global suppliers were busy trying to stabilise the market and even to talk it up, while on the other there was plenty of uncertainty on...

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