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27 August 2019

What happened this week: The concerns that last week’s flurry would not spill into this week were unfortunately confirmed. The first part of the week was once again 'summer-style' calm and very...

US Perspective - 27.8.19

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Reports from the big packer trade claim packers entered last week enjoying decent sold forward positions and backed these claims up with some...

20 August 2019

German Perspective - 20.8.19

What happened this week: It was a pretty strange week. We expected one of the slowest weeks in the year considering that most of the tanning industry in Europe is on holiday, the Asians should be waiting for...

US Perspective - 20.8.19

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Packers entered the week in possession of strong sold-forward positions. As a result, offer lists were noticeably smaller, with many of the more...

The Leather Pipeline - 20.8.19

Macroeconomics The clashes in Hong Kong have made headlines and are having an effect on the global economy. Hong Kong is much more than just a former colony of the UK and although it has become part of China...

13 August 2019

German Perspective — 13.08.19

What happened this week: The first week of the peak holiday season has passed. There was plenty of administration, the usual struggles with customers in Asia, the special organisation required to continue at...

US Perspective—13.08.19

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Reports from the big packer trade claim the offers of most packers last week were a repeat of the week prior. As to asking prices, according to...

06 August 2019

The Leather Pipeline - 06.08.19

Macroeconomics Although we are at the beginning of the summer holiday season in the northern hemisphere of the globe, which is normally the time for the financial markets and politics to take a rest too,...

German Perspective - 06.08.19

What happened this week: Tanners are trying to take full advantage of the market situation and are chasing the best-quality material at depressed price levels. They misunderstand the business logic and seem to ...

US Perspective - 06.08.19

Courtesy of The Maxfield Report www.themaxfieldreport.com Reports from the big packer trade report interest this week was uneventful for the most part. The few bids some had went away once President Trump...

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