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22 December 2015

What happened this week: The final week before the Christmas break went the way everybody expected. As the week progressed the more activity dried up. Buyers as well as sellers had done their work early...

US Perspective—22.12.15

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week saw packers once again opt not to offer to traders, choosing only to offer directly to tanners. According to various sources, offer lists...

16 December 2015

German Perspective - 15.12.15

What happened this week: The week was a bit strange. With the previous week ending with a stable undertone and the impression that Asian tanners would be looking for hides again, it became suddenly very quiet...

US Perspective - 15.12.15

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week’s activity in the big packer trade was uneventful for traders, as packers for the second consecutive week opted only to offer direct...

Leather Pipeline - 15.12.15

Macroeconomics The financial markets have been fairly quiet over the past fortnight. Much of the attention was on the COP21 climate conference in Paris, where an agreement was reached to keep the global...

09 December 2015

German Perspective - 8.12.15

What happened this week: Almost everyone – or better said, every seller – is trying to put a firmer tone into this market. All over the world, sellers are trying to move prices for standard hides...

US Perspective - 8.12.15

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week saw big packers limit their offers to only tanners, refraining from offering to traders. As expected, this had a substantial impact on...

01 December 2015

German Perspective - 01.12.15

What happened this week: It is a bit of a difficult task to describe the situation this week. It is again one of these moments when one could see things from both sides. Demand has been satisfying over the...

US Perspective—01.12.15

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com According to sources in the big packer trade, last week was relatively uneventful. Sources attributed the lack of trading to a variety of reasons,...

The Leather Pipeline - 01.12.15

Macroeconomics The world is in a difficult situation. The terrorist attack in Paris on November 13 has reminded us again that we are far away from a peaceful and respectful life. The last 14 days, with...

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