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27 September 2016

What happened this week: It was an important week, with the Lineapelle taking place in Milan, for fashion leather certainly the most important fair in the world and still attracting the largest number of...

US Perspective—27.09.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com The US big packer trade reported an improvement in interest as the number of buyers looking for hides improved substantially compared to the previous...

20 September 2016

German Perspective - 20.09.16

This week: Another week has passed and from our point of view very little has changed. The week was pretty quiet again. Many parts of Asia were on holiday from Wednesday for the Mid-Autumn Festival and in...

US Perspective—20.09.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Members of the big packer trade claim interest demand at the start of last week was sluggish, then progressing to a point of nearly non-existent as...

The Leather Pipeline - 20.09.16

Macroeconomics During the past two weeks the situation in the financial markets and in politics delivered no really exciting news. Hillary Clinton had to take a few days off in her campaign due to health...

13 September 2016

US Perspective—13.09.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com There was a fair amount of interest last week from tanners, but it was not quite as busy as the week prior. The majority of buyers were looking for...

German Perspective - 13.09.16

What happened this week: Week one after the All China Leather Exhibition in Shanghai has passed and anyone expecting a lot of follow-up business from the fair must have been disappointed. The situation is the...

06 September 2016

US Perspective—06.08.16

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Opinions on how the All China Leather Exhibition went appear mixed. We have heard comments from some who claim they regretted coming, while other...

German Perspective - 06.08.16

What happened this week: The long-awaited All China Leather Exhibition in Shanghai is over and the biggest question is if it has given us the information and insight about the situation in the leather business ...

The Leather Pipeline - 06.09.16

Macroeconomics There was no big news from the financial market; it was as though the big players had extended their holidays. Most of the focus continues to be on the interest rate policy in the US. The...

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