Macroeconomics
We continue to see tensions between governments and citizens; demonstrations have taken place in Hong Kong, Chile, Ecuador, Spain and Lebanon over recent weeks. In many countries, the gap...
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October 2019The Pipeline
30 October 2019
29 October 2019
German Perspective - 29.10.19
22 October 2019
German Perspective - 22.10.19
15 October 2019
German Perspective - 15.10.19
08 October 2019
US Perspective - 08.10.19
01 October 2019
30 October 2019
Leather Pipeline: 30.10.19
29 October 2019
German Perspective - 29.10.19
What happened this week: We are approaching the final lap of business for 2019, and another decade is ending. The final years of every decade seem to present challenges with markets falling, a situation...
US Perspective - 29.10.19
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Packers entered last week buoyed with a noticeable improvement in confidence, based on decent sales over the course of the past several weeks. As a...
22 October 2019
German Perspective - 22.10.19
What happened this week: Business during October has now slowly shifted to more seasonal levels. Shipments are on the rise and daily activity is reaching levels that can be called more adequate for the time of ...
US Perspective - 22.10.19
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Packers entered last week in possession of offer lists that looked as if they were a duplication of those of the past few weeks, while in addition,...
15 October 2019
German Perspective - 15.10.19
What happened this week: The week after the Lineapelle exhibition in Milan was also the week after the October national holiday in China. Generally, there is now an almost an uninterrupted period for business...
US Perspective - 15.10.19
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Last week got off to a slow start. It appears that interest picked up in the second half of the week, supported by claims by a number of sources that...
Market Intelligence - 15.10.19
Macroeconomics
There are political tensions and problems wherever you look.
At the beginning of this month the Chinese celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. No...
08 October 2019
US Perspective - 08.10.19
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Including last week’s USDA Export Sales Report, packers sold close to 2 million hides in the past three weeks. Last week, they insisted they...
German Perspective - 08.10.19
What happened this week: Last week the hide and leather business was dominated by the leather fair in Milan. Various holidays in different countries definitely influenced the number of visitors. One had the...
01 October 2019
Leather Pipeline - 01.10.19
Macroeconomics
We are now into the last quarter of the year and nobody can complain that there is a lack of activity and excitement in global politics.
In the past two weeks there was sufficient news every...
US Perspective - 01.10.19
Courtesy of The Maxfield Report
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Packers entered last week with sold positions that appeared a bit mixed. Those who appeared to have well populated lists the week prior had offer...
German Perspective - 01.10.19
What happened this week: Even with climate change, summer in the northern hemisphere is now at an end. Days are getting shorter, temperatures are slowly coming down on some nights are already reasonably cold....