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29 June 2016

What happened this week: No one in Europe cared about anything else last week other than the ‘Brexit’ decision in the UK. In the end bookies were wrong, polls were wrong and the unbelievable...

28 June 2016

US Perspective—28.06.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week in the big packer trade packers raised their asking prices, expecting buyers to follow suit as they had the past several weeks. However,...

The Leather Pipeline - 28.06.16

Macroeconomics The all dominating issue in the past two weeks was a UK referendum about leaving or staying in the European Union (EU). Last Thursday was the day and what happened was something that nobody...

21 June 2016

German Perspective - 21.06.16

Slowly, the first half of 2016 is ending; we have just two weeks to go. Most people will acknowledge that it was a pretty challenging time for the European supply base, at least for those who have to export a...

US Perspective—21.06.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week in the fat cattle hide trade, packers took the opportunity to increase asking prices, buoyed by confidence by the strong interest they have...

14 June 2016

The Leather Pipeline - 14.06.16

Macroeconomics Slowly political decisions and situations are beginning to take over the headlines and are creating most of the influence on the financial markets. We have the presidential elections in the...

US Perspective—14.06.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week saw packers ask higher prices again. According to sources, the week got off to an uneventful start, leading some pundits to question if...

German Perspective - 14.06.16

What happened this week: The optimists will call the market a little bit more active this week and see the light at the end of the tunnel. The pessimists will call sales insufficient, prices too low and the...

07 June 2016

German Perspective - 07.06.16

What happened this week: Another week without anything particularly new or optimistic to report. The business continues in the same pattern and this means everything that is good and heavy sells without too...

US Perspective—07.06.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week in the big packer market things got off to a slower start, due to the public holiday for Memorial Day at the start of the week. Packers...

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