Macroeconomics
The triangle of war, inflation and the situation in China with zero-covid policies there continues to be the defining theme for economics and politics. Of course, there are many other things...
Intelligence
May 2022The Pipeline
31 May 2022
Market Intelligence — 31.05.22
German Perspective – 31.05.22
This week: As always, when the market here has to adjust downwards because the international markets make it necessary, it happens too slowly and with unnecessary resistance. The facts do not change, neither...
US Perspective – 31.05.22
Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending May 19 were 416,900 pieces. The figure for exports of wet blue was 110,400 pieces.
The most recent steer hide prices provided prices for ten types of hide,...
17 May 2022
Market Intelligence - 17.05.22
Macroeconomics
Another two weeks have passed, but nothing has fundamentally changed with the dominant political and economic issues. These are so important and so crucial for almost everyone that they almost...
German Perspective – 17.05.22
This week: The market is behaving as it often does in spring and the situation is only reinforced by the special circumstances in China and by the war in Ukraine. Infaltion comes on top of that. The biggest...
US Perspective – 17.05.22
Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending May 5 were 294,200 pieces. The figure for exports of wet blue was 27,400 pieces.
The most recent steer hide prices provided prices for four types of hide, with ...
03 May 2022
Market Intelligence—03.05.22
Macroeconomics
The dominant themes in politics and economics have not changed in the past two weeks. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting war, the pandemic and its influence on economic activity...
US Perspective – 03.05.22
Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending April 21 were 383,800 pieces. The figure for exports of wet blue was 61,400 pieces.
The most recent steer hide prices provided prices for only two types of...
German Perspective – 03.05.22
This week: Slowly, movement is also coming to our market. It will remain the unfathomable mystery of this trade why it has once again taken weeks, perhaps even months, for market realities to translate into...