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30 August 2016

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week was a sluggish week of trading for members of the big packer trade, as it appears that buyers and sellers were unable to agree on prices....

German Perspective - 30.08.16

What happened this week: Finally the holiday period is coming to an end. Day by day more and more people are returning to their desks and by the end of this week everyone should have resumed working after the...

23 August 2016

US Perspective—23.08.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Packers saw a continuation of decent interest from tanners and there were a considerable number of hides changing hands. In fact, we have heard from...

The Leather Pipeline - 23.08.16

Macroeconomics We are still in the peak holiday period and until September one cannot really expect any major activity in the financial markets. With the lack of investors around stock markets are quiet....

16 August 2016

German Perspective - 16.08.16

What happened this week: In many parts of the world the leather industry is either closed or being run by emergency staff. The biggest problem remains the totally unclear situation as far as leather demand is...

US Perspective—16.08.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Interest in the second half of last week slowed; the lion’s share of hides changing hands took place earlier in the week in stark contrast to...

09 August 2016

German Perspective - 09.08.16

What happened this week: Holidays! Wherever in the world summer holidays are taken people have left their offices and factories now to find some weeks of rest and recreation. The same applies in the leather...

US Perspective—09.08.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Buyers and sellers struggled to agree on prices last week, as buyers appeared once again ready to take dead-aim on lower prices, while packers...

The Leather Pipeline - 09.08.16

Macroeconomics It is the time of the year when it makes sense in one sense to write publications like ours because people have extra time to read them, but on the other hand it makes less sense because very...

02 August 2016

US Perspective—02.08.16

Packers appeared as if they were willing sellers last week, easily the busiest week of trading that packers have seen in roughly a month. It is very likely packers sold at least a week’s worth of...

German Perspective - 02.08.16

What happened this week: The summer holidays are more and more compressed into the month of August these days. What used to be a bit more stretched out over the summer in Europe has become today almost a...

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