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April 2017

The Pipeline

25 April 2017
DE German Perspective - 25.04.17
US US Perspective - 25.04.17
18 April 2017
US US Perspective —18.04.17
The Leather Pipeline - 18.04.17
11 April 2017
DE German Perspective - 11.04.17
US US Perspective - 11.04.17
04 April 2017
DE German Perspective - 04.04.17
US US Perspective—04.04.17
The Leather Pipeline - 04.04.17

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25 April 2017
Market
German Perspective - 25.04.17
What happened this week: In many parts of the world the past two weeks were interrupted by the Easter break. Many in Europe took the opportunity for a short holiday; production was still running, but in many...
Market
US Perspective - 25.04.17
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week in the big packer trade, packers appeared to begrudgingly resign themselves to the fact that if they were going to trade any substantial...
18 April 2017
Market
US Perspective —18.04.17
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com The consensus in the big packer trade is that last week was an uneventful one. Sources report that the number of bids fell well below expectations. On ...
Market
The Leather Pipeline - 18.04.17
Macroeconomics The main focus in the world of business and politics continues to be on security and stability. The last two weeks have shown to the world once again that tensions are widespread. Terrorist...
11 April 2017
Market
German Perspective - 11.04.17
What happened this week: As usual, the period around the APLF exhibition in Hong Kong was somewhat of a break for the market. The gathering of the trade at the event is needed to understand the real market...
Market
US Perspective - 11.04.17
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week in the big packer trade, most of the packers that published offer lists lowered their price ideas by a couple of dollars from the previous...
04 April 2017
Market
German Perspective - 04.04.17
What happened this week: APLF 2017 has drawn its curtains. Most people were quite satisfied with the show and it seems that it has found the right size for the number of people who think it is worthwhile and...
Market
US Perspective—04.04.17
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Last week in the big packer trade, members received quite a jolt mid-week when one of the big packers opted to sell HTS at lower levels, selling...
Market
The Leather Pipeline - 04.04.17
Macroeconomics Financial markets and political activity have been reasonably quiet over the past two weeks. The UK has signed the Brexit papers and is slowly beginning discussions over what the real...