Macroeconomics
There has been a lot of news on political and financial fronts in the last two weeks.
The most important was possibly the last-minute agreement between Greece and the EU. The Greek government ...
Intelligence
July 2015The Pipeline
28 July 2015
21 July 2015
German Perspective - 21.07.15
14 July 2015
German Perspective - 14.7.15
07 July 2015
German Perspective - 7.7.15
28 July 2015
The Leather Pipeline - 28.07.15
German Perspective - 28.07.15
What happened this week: In Europe tanners are beginning to wind down. For many, this week is the last one before they close down for the summer break. Some have even extended their production for a week to...
US Perspective—28.07.15
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Reports from members of the big packer trade laid claims that interest and business picked up towards the end of last week after a slow start....
21 July 2015
German Perspective - 21.07.15
What happened this week: Another week has passed and brought us closer to the summer holidays. Anyone who still wants to complete any piece of business before the break in Europe will have to be quick if ...
US Perspective—21.07.15
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
The rapid price decline in hide prices slowed considerably last week, leading to thoughts by several members of the trade that perhaps we were finally ...
14 July 2015
German Perspective - 14.7.15
What happened this week: The market in classic chaos, which happens when prices correct to the extent we have been seeing for the past eight weeks and when the relationship between raw material and finished...
US Perspective - 14.7.15
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Prices of big packer hides were a “moving target” again last week and the inability of sellers to ship product timely, due to the...
The Leather Pipeline - 14.7.15
Market Intelligence
While the financial markets are keeping us busy, the same cannot be said about the leather pipeline. It will eventually be influenced by the markets, but the hide and skin markets have...
07 July 2015
German Perspective - 7.7.15
What happened this week: We have now entered the classic market conditions one can expect when a market drops to the extent we have seen over the past 10 to 12 weeks – a situation everybody has been...
US Perspective - 7.7.15
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
www.themaxfieldreport.com
Downward pressure continued last week in both the big packer and cowhide markets, exacerbated by the non-performance of tanners. As a result, those...