Macroeconomics
In the financial markets, inflation and interest rates remain the defining issue. While in western markets the fight against inflation is still the focus of national banks, the Chinese National...
This week: Not much has changed. Holidays at the end of last week in China for the Dragon Boat Festival, and at the beginning of the week in the US for Emancipation Day led many to take an early-Summer break....
Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending June 15 were 460,100 pieces. The figure for exports of wet blue was 109,400 pieces.
The most recent hide prices show $18.50 for heavy Texas steers weighing...
Macroeconomics
Confrontation remains a defining and worrying factor in many places on this planet. In the Pacific, the militaries of China, the US and Taiwan repeatedly confront each other in critical...
Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending June 1 were 396,800 pieces. The figure for exports of wet blue was 210,100 pieces.
The most recent hide prices show $18 for heavy Texas steers weighing 60-62,...
This week: We are in the middle of the phase when European industry is busy planning its summer break. The first customers are announcing their holiday weeks. No one feels at the moment that raw materials are...