Macroeconomics
There are currently no signs of any truly viable solutions to the conflict in the Middle East, which, unfortunately, means that fighting will continue to smoulder. This also means that the...
Intelligence
January 2024The Pipeline
30 January 2024
Market Intelligence—30.01.24
US Perspective – 30.01.24
Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending January 18 were 426,100 pieces. The figure for exports of wet blue was 217,800 pieces.
The most recent reports on hide prices are unchanged, showing levels of...
German Perspective – 30.01.24
This week: As we expected, last week was very quiet, almost uneventful. This is hardly surprising, as Asia is now slowly preparing for the interruption caused by the Chinese New Year (February 10) and in...
16 January 2024
Market Intelligence—16.01.24
Macroeconomics
Apart from the headlines that have dominated the news for months, the year has started relatively uneventfully.
Diplomacy is endeavouring to find viable ceasefires, or at least solutions...
German Perspective – 16.01.24
This week: The second week of 2024 passed without any major events or excitement overall. The geopolitical situation remains the biggest problem at the moment, at least for those who are either affected by the ...
US Perspective – 16.01.24
Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending January 4 were 337,000 pieces. The figure for exports of wet blue was 114,600 pieces.
The most recent reports on hide prices are unchanged, showing levels of...
02 January 2024
Market Intelligence—02.01.24
Macroeconomics
One got the impression that there was not too much news in the economy and politics in the final weeks of last year. Wars continued to dominate and the attacks on merchant shipping in the Red...
German Perspective – 02.01.24
This week: Finally we have marked the end of 2023. Everyone will have their own memories of the past twelve months, but there is probably one thing that everyone will agree on: it was almost unimaginable to...
US Perspective – 02.01.24
Sales of cured cattle hides for the period ending December 21 were 268,100 pieces. The figure for exports of wet blue was 144,600 pieces.
The most recent reports on hide prices show levels of between $23.25...