Macroeconomics
The world continues to be kept in suspense by war. Nothing is more important than senseless destruction and the senseless death of people in military conflicts, which have never been the...
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October 2023The Pipeline
31 October 2023
Market Intelligence—31.10.23
German Perspective – 31.10.23
This week: The markets have continued to calm down noticeably and the information situation for weekly reports remains quite unproductive. The big wave of interest from China has been dying down for a few...
US Perspective – 31.10.23
Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending October 19 were 523,300 pieces. The figure for exports of wet blue was 112,800 pieces.
The most recent reports on hide prices show levels of $25 for Colorado...
17 October 2023
Market Intelligence—17.10.23
Macroeconomics
There is no question over which event of the last few weeks has overshadowed all others. The Hamas attack of October 7 has once again ushered in a new phase of unrest and insecurity in the...
US Perspective – 17.10.23
Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending October 5 were 354,900 pieces. The figure for exports of wet blue was 109,300 pieces.
The most recent reports on hide prices have continued to show levels of...
German Perspective – 17.10.23
This week: Since Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, the world is a different place. Even if the region is not one of the central production sites of the leather industry, the effects on the overall...
03 October 2023
Market Intelligence—03.10.23
Macroeconomics
In the world of politics, smaller events rather than the major confrontations have demanded attention in the last two weeks.
Troops from Azerbaijan invaded Nagorno-Karabakh and a large wave of...
German Perspective – 03.10.23
This week: We have reached the end of the third quarter. This is usually the end of the summer break and the start of the phase of higher production and higher slaughter. Presumably this will also be the case...
US Perspective – 03.10.23
Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending September 21 were 303,800 pieces. The figure for exports of wet blue was 313,100 pieces.
The most recent reports on hide prices have continued to show levels...