What happened this week: We have an unusual situation in that prices have already undergone certain adjustments prior to the APLF fair in Hong Kong this week. This normally only happens a few weeks after the...
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March 2017The Pipeline
28 March 2017
German Perspective - 28.03.17
21 March 2017
14 March 2017
German Perspective - 14.03.17
07 March 2017
28 March 2017
German Perspective - 28.03.17
US Perspective—28.03.17
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Last week in the big packer trade, as expected, offers were limited due to a number of packers who were busy travelling Asia visiting various...
21 March 2017
The Leather Pipeline - 21.03.17
Macroeconomics
Elections in Europe are dominating the political landscape. There were worries that the right-wing populist party, Party for Freedom (PVV), with anti-Islam and anti-European Union policies,...
US Perspective—21.03.17
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Last week in the big packer trade, we saw packers make their best effort to hold prices in line with the past few weeks, opting to leave offer lists...
German Perspective - 21.03.17
What happened this week: At this time of the year expectations are running high. It is the time between the Chinese New Year and the end of the first quarter, which is usually one of the sharp breaks in the...
14 March 2017
German Perspective - 14.03.17
What happened this week: There was more activity than one would expect just a few weeks before the APLF exhibition in Hong Kong (March 29-31). The generally strong performance of hides at the start of 2017 had ...
US Perspective—14.03.17
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Last week the majority of packers opted to leave offer lists unchanged, while a few isolated packers raised asking prices by roughly a dollar. In the...
07 March 2017
The Leather Pipeline - 07.03.17
Macroeconomics
The world of politics is pretty exciting at the moment; a lot is happening on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US, things have already changed and it seems that in many countries in Europe...
US Perspective—07.03.17
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Last week saw packers continue their efforts to convey a firm tone to the market and trading levels for the most part reflected fully steady levels,...
German Perspective - 07.03.17
What happened this week: Suppliers left the Lineapelle fair in Milan with a lot of positive feelings, some of them even with enthusiasm. It’s difficult to explain why because there has been little reason ...