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Walt Custer
Walt Custer is the founder and president of Custer Consulting Group. In 2000, he was voted "one of the 10 most influential persons in the PCB industry." He is also on the board of directors for Coretec, Inc. and holds an M.S. degree in Physical Chemistry.
Custer's firm, Custer Consulting Group, provides market research, business analysis, and forecasts focused on printed circuit board fabrication and assembly, passive components and semiconductors, and the electronic equipment end markets.
In addition to supplying MarketEye with weekly, in-depth market analyses, Custer also writes CircuiTree magazine's monthly "Market Outlook" column.
Most Recent Articles (view complete archive)
| 12.01.2008 |  | No Big Surprises in Recent Global Electronic Food Chain Data |
| In this week’s edition of MarketEye, Walt Custer provides an update on the global electronic component industry, noting that the economic slowdown is ubiquitous. | ||
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| 11.24.2008 | | Electronic Industry Status Update |
| Walt Custer provides another timely electronic industry update. In this edition of MarketEye, he discusses the exchange rate flux, commodity prices, the status of the global food chain, and the SIA and WSTS forecasts. | ||
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| 11.17.2008 | | Global Electronic Updates and Forecasts |
| In this edition of MarketEye, Walt Custer discusses the shocking financial results for Q3, component shipments in Europe, and October sales data in the Taiwan/China region. | ||
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| 11.10.2008 | | Electronic Industry Update: 3Q’08 and Future |
| In this week’s edition of MarketEye, Walt Custer provides an economic update on the electronic industry and makes some predictions for the future | ||
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| 11.03.2008 | | Global Economic Update |
| Walt Custer shares the economy section of Ed Henderson’s October 2008 “Henderson Electronic Market Forecast” in this edition of MarketEye. | ||
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| 10.27.2008 | | Business Outlook: Global Electronics Industry |
| This week in MarketEye, Walt Custer provides the charts from his presentation to the Chicagoland Circuit Board Association. | ||
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| 10.20.2008 | | Economic Outlook |
| In this edition of MarketEye, Walt Custer reports on the economic indices, PCB performance in Japan, North American SEMI shipments, the mobile phone and PC markets, as well as the IT spending outlook. | ||
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| 10.13.2008 | | Industry Updated from Walt Custer |
| In this edition of MarketEye, Walt Custer notes that economists have adjusted their forecasts due to the current state of the economy. He also reports on mixed results in Taiwan and China and growth in the solar/photovotaic industry. | ||
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| 10.06.2008 | | Worrisome Data: Economic Crisis Spreads |
| In this edition of MarketEye, Walt Custer takes a look at the electronic component industry and how the current economic crisis has affected the supply chain. | ||
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| 09.29.2008 | | Russian Electronics Industry: Local and Global Outlook |
| In this edition of MarketEye, Walt Custer gives a synopsis of his keynote speech on global business conditions in Russia. | ||
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| 09.22.2008 | | Recent Industry News |
| In this edition of MarketEye, Walt Custer gives FOREX and material costs updates as well as an economic forecast. | ||
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| 09.15.2008 | | Busy Season Growth - But a Slower Pace |
| Business analyst, Walt Custer provides a brief overview of the electronics industry. He reports slight overall growth. | ||
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| 09.08.2008 | | End Market and Component Demand |
| In his latest MarketEye article, Walt Custer provides a market overview and discusses the soft landing in most sectors of the electronic industry. | ||
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| 09.02.2008 | | 2Q’08 Update |
| TTI’s resident business analyst, Walt Custer, discusses how the electronic component industry fared in the second quarter of this year. He reports some growth and a softer global electronics expansion. | ||
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| 08.26.2008 | | Global News |
| In this week’s edition of MarketEye, Walt Custer provides information on industrial production growth, electronic equipment shipments, the Japanese electronic market, pricing information, and a status on the semiconductor and world server shipments. | ||
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| 08.18.2008 | | Signs of the Times |
| In this issue of MarketEye, Walt Custer discusses the softening of the European and Japanese economies, falling oil prices, the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar, and the status of the electronics industry in Southeast Asia. | ||
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| 08.11.2008 | | Global Business Environment |
| In MarketEye this week, business analyst, Walt Custer provides the first two pages from Ed Henderson’s August Market Forecast. See www.hendersonventures.com for details on how to get Ed’s entire 26-page newsletter, (which includes global forecasts of electronic equipment and semiconductor markets). | ||
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| 08.04.2008 | | Global Electronics Growth – Busy Season Begins |
| Walt Custer, TTI’s resident business analysis, provides a look at the global electronics industry. He notes overall moderate growth. | ||
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| 07.28.2008 | | Global Business Conditions: Charts & Data Do the Talking |
| In this edition of MarketEye business analyst, Walt Custer, reviews a number of key releases that occurred in the global electronics industry last week. | ||
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| 07.21.2008 | | Economic Indicators & SEMI CAPEX; China Feels the Heat; U.S. Dollar Slips Further; Chip Prices May Rise But...A Great Free Book |
| Business analyst Walt Custer provides a global overview of the electronic components industry in this week’s edition of MarketEye. | ||
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