What happened this week: The market this week was in holiday mode. By Tuesday at the latest all offices in Asia were closed and in Europe many companies were just semi-active until Wednesday because of...
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February 2015The Pipeline
24 February 2015
German Perspective - 24.02.15
17 February 2015
10 February 2015
German Perspective - 10.2.15
03 February 2015
German Perspective - 03.02.15
24 February 2015
German Perspective - 24.02.15
US Perspective - 24.02.15
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Last week was a lost week of trading with the majority of Asia tanners out on holiday. Numerous sources reported to have had “dribs and...
The Leather Pipeline - 24.02.15
Macroeconomics
In the past two weeks the world has been in the tight grip of political issues once more. The situation in the Ukraine is not improving at all and whatever negotiations are made and agreements ...
17 February 2015
David Peters: Automotive provides the good news
A belated welcome to the new year.
Ever since tanners discovered a use for hides, producers and buyers alike have wanted to predict the future in terms of price and supply of this animal by-product. All the...
German Perspective - 17.2.15
What happened this week: We have reached the holiday season in Asia. Although the official date for Chinese New Year is February 19, most operations are either closing or are in the process of winding down....
US Perspective - 17.2.15
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
(NB. Due to the President's Day Holiday, there was no Hide Report on February 16, this was published on February 13.)
THE TRADE TALK
Reports from...
10 February 2015
German Perspective - 10.2.15
What happened this week: Despite all the uncertainties within the eurozone, the financial markets have taken a break after the sharp corrections we have seen since the beginning of December. The massive...
US Perspective - 10.2.15
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Last week saw offer lists of packers a bit more populated, while we saw some of tanners’ favoured selections (regular weight HTS/ BBS/BS)...
The Leather Pipeline - 10.2.15
Macroeconomics
The past two weeks have been a little bit quieter than the previous ones but still exciting enough to keep everyone glued to the headlines. From a European perspective, one of the most important ...
03 February 2015
German Perspective - 03.02.15
What happened this week: The first month of 2015 is already over and one cannot say that it was boring. Generally the year starts pretty slowly and it takes a couple of weeks to reach full speed again. This...
US Perspective - 03.02.15
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Last week was likely the slowest sales week of the new year. Numerous sources reported they did not enjoy as many bids as the week prior, while the...