What happened this week: Last week was pretty quiet. Many in the trade are still trying to preserve the enthusiasm they brought home from the All China Leather Exhibition in Shanghai at the start of the month, ...
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September 2014The Pipeline
30 September 2014
German Perspective - 30.09.14
23 September 2014
German Perspective - 23.09.14
16 September 2014
US Perspective - 16.09.14
09 September 2014
German Perspective - 9.9.14
05 September 2014
German Perspective - 2.9.14
02 September 2014
30 September 2014
German Perspective - 30.09.14
US Perspective - 30.09.14
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Big packer hides appeared to “run out of steam” in the second half of last week. The week started out with packers once again only having ...
The Leather Pipeline - 30.09.14
Macroeconomics
The world of business is still totally in the grip of the tensions between Russia and the West and the conflict in the Middle East where the US and several other countries have decided on...
23 September 2014
German Perspective - 23.09.14
What happened this week: The last fair of the busy fall season, Le Cuir A Paris (now to be called Première Vision Leather), has closed its doors and was again well attended. The Air France strikes were...
US Perspective - 23.09.14
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Last week was a sluggish week of trading for most in the big packer trade. We did encounter a couple of isolated reports of some members enjoying...
16 September 2014
US Perspective - 16.09.14
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Popular opinion of the big packer trade is that last week was a lacklustre week of trading. The sentiment in the trade is that a combination of...
German Perspective - 16.08.14
What happened this week: The Lineapelle fair in Milan has now passed; a new location and for many a challenge to get used to the long distances that have to be covered. One had the impression after a day that...
The Leather Pipeline - 16.09.14
Macroeconomics
The financial markets remain in the tight grip of tensions between East and West, reflected by the Ukraine crisis. It remains a series of ups and downs and it is hard to believe that the...
09 September 2014
German Perspective - 9.9.14
What happened this week: The All China Leather Exhibition is over and the trade has been updated on the market, positions, demand, opinions and feelings, which had been running so high in the past weeks. Most...
US Perspective – 9.9.14
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Interest on big packer hides was mixed last week. According to sources, there were a decent number of buyers interested in buying; however, the vast...
05 September 2014
German Perspective - 2.9.14
What happened this week: The wait is almost over. Expectations are running high and everyone is hoping to get the inside into the market direction for the coming months at the ACLE. Let's hope that we are not...
US Perspective - 2.9.14
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Interest on big packer hides slowed as we moved towards the end of the week and based on the sources we spoke with there really was not much happening. ...
02 September 2014
The Leather Pipeline: 2.9.14
Macroeconomics
The holiday season is coming to an end and by next week almost everyone will be back at their desks.
The US is the only economy producing more positive than negative news and with the improving...