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South Africa's NUM union says member stabbed to death at Amplats' mine

JOHANNESBURG Thu May 22, 2014 7:39am EDT

(Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said on Thursday one of its members was stabbed to death on his way to work at an Anglo American Platinum mine, the fifth such killing in the past two weeks.

NUM's rival, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), is leading a 17-week strike against Amplats, Impala Platinum and Lonmin.

...die immer mit ihren Macheten in der Hand zur Demo gehen :cry:
 
Barrick named in Canadian class action suit over troubled Pascua-Lama project
Canadian Press DataFile
By David Paddon, The Canadian Press
Wednesday May 21, 2014 2:10 PM

TORONTO - Several Canadian law firms are pursuing a class action against Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) abr and some of its current and former senior officers, alleging they misrepresented how much risk the company faced when it undertook construction of the multibillion-dollar Pascua-Lama mine project in South America .

The project involves one of world's largest deposits of gold, estimated at nearly 18 million ounces, but the company missed its original target of starting production in early 2013 due to opposition from local groups and Chilean authorities.

The suit, filed Wednesday with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice , alleges Barrick described Pascua-Lama as a feasible and highly economic project due to the low cost to construct the mine and to produce gold and silver from it, adding that the company knew or should have known that it would have to overcome significant obstacles.

"The mine is located underneath glaciers in the Andes mountains and the environment is subject to extreme temperature and weather changes. Barrick is a sophisticated mining company that has constructed and operated mines all over the world. The challenges in developing Pascua-Lama were or should have been readily apparent to Barrick," the claim alleges.

"There was also considerable opposition to the Pascua-Lama project from local communities that depended on the water supply the glaciers provided. These communities, along with various environmental groups, were concerned about adverse impacts of mining on the glaciers and contamination of the water supply."

Barrick announced on Oct. 31 , following several court and regulatory setbacks in Chile , that it was suspending construction at the project and was uncertain when it would resume. The project was originally estimated to cost between US$2.8 billion and US$3 billion but the estimate had risen to US$8.5 billion by the time construction was halted.

The suit is looking to be recognized as a class action seeking compensation on behalf of investors who acquired Barrick shares between May 7, 2009 , — when Barrick announced it would go ahead with construction of Pascua-Lama — and Nov. 1, 2013 , a day after it announced the project suspension.

According to public stock records, Barrick shares were worth $38.55 on May 7, 2009 , and worth only $18.77 on Nov. 1, 2013 . They closed Wednesday at $18.32 .

Among other things, the suit is asking for financial compensation totalling about $6 billion and a declaration that Barrick is liable for the acts and omissions of the individual defendants, who include former chief executive Aaron Regent and his successor, Jamie Sokalsky , who is Barrick's current CEO.

Barrick's spokesman could not be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon. None of the allegations has been tested in court and the litigation hasn't been registered as a class action.

The latest suit is being handled by three law firms: Koskie Minskie; Sutts, Strossberg, and Groia & Company . Another firm, The Merchant Law Group , previously filed suits in Ontario and Alberta on behalf of those who bought shares between May 7, 2009 , when construction was announced, and May 23, 2013 , when Chile's environment regulator stopped construction and issued a fine against Barrick, citing "serious violations" of its environmental permit.

The lead plaintiff named in the latest suit is Michael Weiner , who purchased Barrick shares between July 29, 2009 , and July 4, 2013 , on various exchanges, including the Toronto Stock Exchange .© 2014 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
 
Gold May Start To Act More Like A Commodity - Deutsche Bank

By Kitco News
Thursday May 22, 2014 8:30 AM

(Kitco News) - As gold trades closer to its marginal cost, the yellow metal may begin to trade more like a commodity that is dependent on factors like supply, demand and cost dynamics, rather than the monetary and macro forces that drove gold in previous years, said a German bank Thursday.

When gold prices traded at a significant premium to its marginal cost, as it did a few years, ago, gold was treated like a currency, said Xiao Fu, strategist at Deutsche Bank, in a research report. That may no longer be the case as the premium now is much narrower.

When measured using the cash cost curve, known as C1 costs, it appears that gold prices are at a 30% premium to marginal costs, about $1,000 an ounce, Fu said. However, using a global gold all-in sustaining cost curve, Fu said gold prices in the 90th percentile are trading at a much smaller premium to marginal costs, which they peg at $1,200 an ounce using sustaining cost curve analysis. As of Thursday, gold prices are trading around $1,300.

“During times of rising prices and high margins, few questioned the suitability of C1 costs as prices tended to rise faster than cost inflation. However, increasingly there are debates about whether the industry should abandon the traditional cost benchmark and adopt new measures to better reflect a more ‘realistic’ level of costs to sustain output,” Fu said.

Cash costs measure mining, processing and administration, inventory movements, waste-stripping and by-product credits, she said. Meanwhile, the all-in sustaining cost curve analysis, an accounting measure created by the World Gold Council, can include capital costs incurred to sustain and maintain existing assets to constantly produce metal.

Those costs also include spending to ensure assets remain productive and to enhance minimum reliability, environmental and safety standards. However, Fu said, the all-in sustaining costs don’t include cash interest expenses, cash taxed or other miscellaneous cash charges, which Fu said could add up to another $100 an ounce, depending on the miner’s leverage.

For purposes of the study, Fu defined all-in sustaining costs as C1 operating costs that are inclusive of mining processing, general and administrative costs and net by-product credits, also royalties, sustaining capital costs, near-mine exploration and evaluation and corporate and administrative expenses.

She said because of cost-cutting at the top end of the cost curve, the differences between the 90th percentile and the 50th percentile have decreased. Fu said historically the 90th percentile on the all-in sustaining cost curve is a better support level for gold.

“We expect that the gold cost curve to flatten further due to ongoing cost-cutting efforts and this could indicate moderately lower support levels in the coming years,” she said.

Using the global gold all-in sustaining cost curve, firms like Barrick, Newmont, Goldcorp are in the middle and lower part of the curve, while Newcrest and Kinross are in the upper quartile of the cost curve, but under the 90th percentile of $1,200, Fu said.

Deutsche Bank also said it remains bearish on the gold price outlook, despite the recent strength this year. “We expect that price weakness will be driven by an acceleration in U.S. growth and a strong turn in the U.S. dollar. This is likely to introduce renewed headwinds in gold prices, although we expect marginal costs could once again provide indicative support levels,” she said.By Debbie Carlson
 
Silver Wheaton Joins WGC

Thursday May 22, 2014 9:10 AM

Silver Wheaton Corp. (TSX:SLW)(NYSE:SLW) SII , the world’s largest precious metals streaming company, has joined the World Gold Council. The company has branched out to taking on gold streams of late, with its Vale S.A. and Hudbay Minerals Inc. gold streams. "The streaming model used by Silver Wheaton is becoming increasingly important in the gold mining industry to attract investment and fund gold and precious metals projects,” says Aram Shishmanian, chief executive of the WGC. “With the addition of Silver Wheaton to our board, the World Gold Council now represents a substantial proportion of this important element of the gold business." Silver Wheaton expects its streams to produce roughly 36 million silver equivalent ounces in 2014, including 155,000 ounces of gold. By Alex Létourneau of Kitco News
 
A.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Solidly Higher Following Upbeat China Data

Thursday May 22, 2014 8:27 AM

(Kitco News) - Gold prices are moderately higher and have pushed back above the key $1,300.00 level in early U.S. trading Thursday. The precious metal is boosted by some positively perceived economic data coming out of China. June gold was last up $13.10 at $1,301.20 an ounce. Spot gold was last quoted up $10.10 at $1,302.50. July Comex silver last traded up $0.392 at $19.73 an ounce.

The preliminary HSBC China manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) for May came in at 49.7 versus 48.1 in April and was the best reading in five months. This news helped to lift world stock markets and the raw commodity sector as China is the world’s largest consumer of raw commodities and is the world’s second-largest economy. Still, a PMI reading below 50.0 suggests contraction. China had recently seen a string of downbeat economic reports.

Gold prices are also firmer Thursday in part due to the Indian government relaxing rules on the importation of gold by consumers. This is likely to result in more gold purchasing from Indian consumers. India is already the world’s second-largest consumer of gold.

Meantime, the Markit composite purchasing managers’ index for the European Union fell to 53.9 in May from 54.0 in April. This report was in line with market expectations. The focus in the European Union at present is parliamentary elections taking place. Bond yields in the periphery EU countries (namely Spain and Italy) have risen recently, partly due to concerns about voters putting into office extremists who are anti-EU and may not want to pay off their own nation’s sovereign debt.

The market place has quickly digested the minutes from the latest U.S. FOMC meeting, which were released Wednesday afternoon. Those minutes showed Federal Reserve officials discussing how to go about raising interest rates and that caused a modest reaction by some markets, but it was short-lived. In the end most traders and investors reckoned there was not much new in the FOMC minutes and that U.S. interest rates are likely to remain low for quite some time to come.

The Russia-Ukraine territorial crisis is on a low simmer at present but that could change this coming weekend. The Ukraine holds a presidential election on Sunday, which could produce new tension in the region. I would not be surprised to see that within the next week or so this situation flares up again to become a front-burner issue in the market place. Such would likely be a bullish development for U.S. Treasuries, the U.S. dollar and gold.

U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, the Chicago Fed national activity index, the U.S. flash manufacturing PMI, leading economic indicators, the Kanas City Fed manufacturing survey, and existing home sales.

Wyckoff’s Daily Risk Rating: 6.0 (The Russia-Ukraine tensions are still somewhat elevated, even though no new developments have occurred the past couple weeks.)

(Wyckoff’s Daily Risk Rating is your way to quickly gauge investor risk appetite in the world market place each day. Each day I assess the “risk-on” or “risk-off” trader mentality in the market place with a numerical reading of 1 to 10, with 1 being least risk-averse (most risk-on) and 10 being the most risk-averse (risk-off), and 5 being neutral.

The London A.M. gold fix is $1,294.50 versus the previous P.M. fixing of $1,287.25.

Technically, June gold futures bulls and bears are on a level near-term technical playing field. Prices are in a choppy and sideways trading range on the daily bar chart. That suggests this market could continue to trade sideways and choppy, in the range. The gold bulls’ next upside near-term price breakout objective is to produce a close above solid technical resistance at the May high of $1,315.80. Bears' next near-term downside breakout price objective is closing prices below solid technical support at the May low of $1,272.00. First resistance is seen at this week’s high of $1,305.70 and then at $1,315.80. First support is seen at the overnight low of $1,290.10 and then at this week’s low of $1,282.90.

July silver futures bears have the overall near-term technical advantage. However, prices are “basing” at lower price levels, to begin to suggest a market bottom is in place. Silver bulls’ next upside price breakout objective is closing prices above solid technical resistance at the May high of $20.005 an ounce. The next downside price breakout objective for the bears is closing prices below solid technical support at last week’s low of $19.045. First resistance is seen at this week’s high of $19.685 and then at $19.93. Next support is seen at $19.50 and then at the overnight low of $19.36.
 
Where are the Stops? Thursday, May 22: Gold and Silver

Thursday May 22, 2014 08:48

June Gold Buy Stops Sell Stops
$1,305.70 $1,295.00
**$1,309.20 **$1,290.00
$1,315.90 $1,282.90
$1,320.00 $1,277.70
July Silver Buy Stops Sell Stops
$19.93 $19.50
**$20.005 **$19.36
$20.25 $19.225
$20.43 $19.045
 
Gold May Remain Near $1,300/Oz Ahead Of Tuesday Options Expiry - Analysts
By Allen Sykora of Kitco News
Thursday May 22, 2014 11:59 AM

(Kitco News) - Comex June gold futures have been hovering near $1,300 an ounce for some time now, and based on options positioning, the market may well stay near there into an expiry early next week, analysts said.

Expiration of June options for gold and silver are scheduled for Tuesday, when U.S. traders return from a long Memorial Day weekend.

A call option gives the holder the right to call, or buy, a specific futures contract at an agreed-upon price during the life of the option. A put gives the holder the right to sell a specific futures contract at an agreed-upon price.

Preliminary CME Group data for Wednesday show that the number of open positions for puts in June gold options was 111,287. Open interest in calls was 246,267.

If a major news event breaks or significant chart point is breached to trigger buy or sell stops, the futures in any commodity market likely would make a move irrespective of what options positioning might otherwise imply.

In the meantime, “the gold market has really endured a period of collapsing volatility. The market has become quite range-bound and quite trapped not too far from this $1,300 mark in the June futures,” said Sterling Smith, futures specialist with Citi Institutional Client Group.

Further, the $1,300 level may serve as a “magnet” due to the open interest in calls and puts, Smith continued. He pointed out that the calls and puts are roughly even around this level – 4,999 puts and 4,996 calls – resulting in a state of “equilibrium” around this price.

Prices early Thursday rallied to right around $1,300, pointed out James Ramelli, trader with KeeneOnTheMarket.com, which focuses on options.

“Because the week of Memorial Day is generally pretty thin (trading), I think there’s probably a little bit more likelihood that gold is going to pin somewhere near that $1,300 level,” Ramelli said.

It’s a price level where a large number of traders are involved in the market, he said.

“Some people say the market makers will try to push the underlying there, or whoever is involved in those options. Because at $1,300, they will all go out worthless,” he said.

Smith echoed a similar view.

“The market has a habit…or a repeated behavior of trying to make the most options expire worthless or near worthless,” Smith said. “So right around $1,300 would render nearly everything kaput. The puts up above are limited, so of those that would actually have some value, there aren’t that many out. And by the same token, there are a lot of calls above $1,300 that would meet their maker.

“I don’t see much deviation away from this $1,300 mark unless there is something of an outside political nature that really does something to drive the market,” Smith said.

There are some strike prices with larger open interest but these are far from current price levels. Ramelli explained that such positions could have been initiated months ago and massive out-of-the-money open interest could simply be a part of somebody’s hedging strategy.

Jim Comiskey, senior account executive at Archer Financial Services, also said gold could remain near $1,300 ahead of expiration, but added often markets will make a big move once expiry is out of the way.

“In my opinion, we’re going to be marking time right at this $1,300 level until expiration,” Comiskey said. “Then the gloves come off. We are so range-bound. Every participant in the metals market these days is frustrated and growing increasingly frustrated because the gold and silver are so range-bound.

“A lot of times what we’ll see – and it doesn’t matter if it’s the grains or the currencies or the equities or the energies – generally when options expiration comes and goes, we usually get a big run north or south. It’s almost like a reset button.”

The open interest in June silver options is much smaller than in gold, especially with June never a most-active month for the futures, as the front month switches from May to July. Open interest in June puts was 7,349 and open interest for calls was 13,739. The open interest in calls is roughly half of the amount for July options, while the puts open interest is around one-third of the amount for July.

Still, “there is a lot of open interest in the (June) $20 strike calls (3,232 open interest), but almost nothing in the puts (200 open interest),” Ramelli said. “That would maybe lead me to believe there might be a little bit of an upside bias in silver throughout the next week. But in thinly traded markets at holiday times, it’s hard to make any kind of guess because it’s a lot easier for institutional money to push the market around.” By Allen Sykora of Kitco News
 
Palladium Prices Rise To Near Three Year Highs; Could Target $860/Oz

By Debbie Carlson Kitco News
Thursday May 22, 2014 1:35 PM

(Kitco News) - Palladium prices are at their highest levels since August 2011 as both fundamental news and technical chart patterns support the white metal.

Metals analysts said palladium prices could continue to rise and perhaps test the $860 an ounce area, which would be near the February 2011 high on a continuation chart. At 1:18 p.m. EDT, New York Mercantile Exchange June palladium prices are up $5.45 an ounce to $835.90.

Palladium found support from both the ongoing strikes in South Africa against platinum producers and tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Together, South Africa and Russia produce nearly 80% of the world’s palladium output. Additionally, auto sales are rising in the U.S. and China, where palladium is used in autocatalysts for pollution control.

Year-to-date palladium price are up about 14%, mostly because of the geopolitical concerns, said Simona Gambarini, associate director and research analyst at ETF Securities.

Bloomberg News said with the gains in palladium, the gold-palladium-ratio is at a 10-year low, with gold buying as little as 1.5457 ounces of palladium, the lowest since 2004.

But she noted gains for the white metal have been limited because above-ground stocks are plentiful. The general opinion is that palladium stocks are around 10 million ounces, equivalent to 104% of global palladium demand in 2013, she said. “These highly liquid above-ground stocks are held by a range of market participants, including private and institutional investors and fabricators,” Gambarini added.

But palladium could have room to run higher. Sterling Smith, futures specialist, commodity research, Citibank Institutional Client Group, noted that palladium pushed through some trendline resistance on technical charts, which could open the door to further gains. Additionally, Nymex palladium open interest is climbing as the market rises to new highs, suggesting new buyers are pushing prices up, which is bullish.

“This market looks like it wants to go higher,” he said.

Both Smith and Gambarini said the $860 area could be the next stop for palladium. That’s especially true if one of the South African miners affected by the strikes has trouble meeting orders.

But it is possible to see prices pull back before rising. Smith said palladium is a thinly traded market, so it’s prone to volatile moves.

Bill O’Neill, one of the principals with LOGIC Advisors, said short-term technical chart indicators suggest palladium may be overbought, meaning it market has risen too high, too fast, so it could be ready for a retreat for the time being.

Additionally, if the South Africa strike is settled and tensions between Ukraine and Russia ease, palladium may see a correction, the analysts said.

“The thing about strikes is that when they reach a resolution, markets can slump very quickly,” Smith said.

Yet Gambarini and O’Neill said weakness may be short-lived.

“Fundamentally demand is up and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. The South African strikes, those are endemic to the region,” O’Neill said. “They have solid demand and that’s what’s important versus supply. It might be overheated based on the geopolitical news, but the auto sector use in China and the U.S. is strong.”
 
Silver Prices To Average $19/Oz In 2014, $18/Oz In 2015 – Societe Generale

Thursday May 22, 2014 2:07 PM

Positive investor sentiment toward precious metals as a whole has kept silver prices in the $19-$20 an ounce range, but that’s unlikely to last, says Societe Generale. A retreat in gold prices will pull down gold and the firm sees silver averaging $19 in 2014 and $18 in 2015. “Producer hedging should see overall supply increasing… we anticipate producers to engage in hedging activity in an effort to protect both primary and by-product revenues,” they say. While investors have supported precious metals overall on geopolitical tensions and concerns about global economic recovery, gold will likely come under pressure as the Federal Reserve trims its stimulus measures and starts raising interest rates, and the U.S. economy grows. “This is likely to have a negative impact on gold and the rest of the precious metals complex as investors start to move away from precious metals towards more conventional, higher-yielding assets such as equities. In addition, given its industrial characteristics, silver will continue to suffer from slowing economic growth in emerging markets as they move towards more sustainable, domestically driven growth. This underscores our expectations for a steady decline in silver prices in the next couple of years,” they say. By Debbie Carlson of Kitco News

http://www.kitco.com/news/2014-05-22/KitcoNewsMarketNuggets-May-22.html
 
P.M. Kitco Roundup: Gold Ends Up on China Data, But Firmer US Dollar Tempers

Thursday May 22, 2014 2:02 PM

(Kitco News) - Gold prices ended the U.S. day session moderately higher but down from the intra-day high Thursday. The precious metal was boosted by some positively perceived economic data coming out of China. However, a firmer U.S. dollar index worked to pare the better early gains in gold. June gold was last up $7.30 at $1,295.50 an ounce. Spot gold was last quoted up $3.50 at $1,296.00. July Comex silver last traded up $0.182 at $19.52 an ounce.

The preliminary HSBC China manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) for May came in at 49.7 versus 48.1 in April and was the best reading in five months, it was reported Thursday. This news helped to lift world stock markets and the raw commodity sector, including gold and silver, as China is the world’s largest consumer of raw commodities and is the world’s second-largest economy. Still, a PMI reading below 50.0 suggests contraction. China had recently seen a string of downbeat economic reports.

Gold prices were also firmer Thursday in part due to the Indian government relaxing rules on the importation of gold by consumers. This is likely to result in more gold purchasing from Indian consumers. India is already the world’s second-largest consumer of gold.

U.S. economic data released Thursday included the weekly jobless claims report, the Chicago Fed national activity index, the U.S. flash manufacturing PMI, leading economic indicators, the Kanas City Fed manufacturing survey, and existing home sales. All in all there was some good data and some not-so-good data and it was a mixed bag for the market place, which showed a muted reaction to the data.

Meantime, the Markit composite purchasing managers’ index for the European Union fell to 53.9 in May from 54.0 in April. This report was in line with market expectations. The focus in the European Union at present is parliamentary elections taking place. Bond yields in the periphery EU countries (namely Spain and Italy) have risen recently, partly due to concerns about voters putting into office extremists who are anti-EU and may not want to pay off their own nation’s sovereign debt.

The market place quickly digested the minutes from the latest U.S. FOMC meeting, which were released Wednesday afternoon. Those minutes showed Federal Reserve officials discussing how to go about raising interest rates and that caused a modest reaction by some markets, but it was short-lived. In the end most traders and investors reckoned there was not much new in the FOMC minutes and that U.S. interest rates are likely to remain low for quite some time to come.

The Russia-Ukraine territorial crisis is on a low simmer at present but that could change this coming weekend. The Ukraine holds a presidential election on Sunday, which could produce new tension in the region. I would not be surprised to see that within the next week or so this situation flares up again to become a front-burner issue in the market place. Such would likely be a bullish development for U.S. Treasuries, the U.S. dollar and gold.

Technically, June gold futures prices closed nearer the session low Thursday. Trading has been choppy and sideways for the past five weeks. Gold market bulls and bears are on a level near-term technical playing field. The gold bulls’ next upside near-term price breakout objective is to produce a close above solid technical resistance at the May high of $1,315.80. Bears' next near-term downside breakout price objective is closing prices below solid technical support at the May low of $1,272.00. First resistance is seen at $1,300.00 and then at Thursday’s high of $1,304.10. First support is seen at Thursday’s low of $1,290.10 and then at this week’s low of $1,282.90. Wyckoff’s Market Rating: 5.0

July silver futures prices closed nearer the session low Thursday. The silver bears have the overall near-term technical advantage. However, recent choppy and sideways trading at lower price levels does suggest some “basing” that could mean a market low is in place. Silver bulls’ next upside price breakout objective is closing prices above solid technical resistance at the May high of $20.005 an ounce. The next downside price breakout objective for the bears is closing prices below solid technical support at the May low of $18.685. First resistance is seen at Thursday’s high of $19.825 and then at $20.005. Next support is seen at Thursday’s low of $19.36 and then at this week’s low of $19.225. Wyckoff's Market Rating: 3.5.

July N.Y. copper closed up 170 points at 314.00 cents Thursday. Prices closed near mid-range. Copper bulls have the slight overall near-term technical advantage. Prices are in a nine-week-old uptrend on the daily bar chart. Copper bulls' next upside breakout objective is pushing and closing prices above solid technical resistance at 320.00 cents. The next downside price breakout objective for the bears is closing prices below solid technical support at 300.00 cents. First resistance is seen at Thursday’s high of 315.50 cents and then at this week’s high of 318.40 cents. First support is seen at Thursday’s low of 312.05 cents and then at this week’s low of 309.85 cents. Wyckoff's Market Rating: 5.5.
 
22.05.2014 12:12 | Eugen Weinberg
US-Ölimporte fallen auf 17-Jahrestief

Energie

Die Ölpreise setzen ihren Aufwärtstrend fort. Brent steigt auf ein 2½-Monatshoch von knapp 111 USD je Barrel. WTI notiert mit 104 USD je Barrel so hoch wie seit mehr als einen Monat nicht mehr. Der im Mai überraschend auf ein 5-Monatshoch gestiegene vorläufige Einkaufsmanagerindex von HSBC in China dürfte den Ölpreisen heute weiteren Auftrieb geben.

Die US-Rohöllagerbestände fielen in der letzten Woche laut US-Energieministerium um 7,2 Mio. Barrel. Der Lagerabbau war zum größten Teil auf Entwicklungen an der US-Golfküste zurückzuführen, wo die Rohölbestände von einem Rekordniveau um 5,7 Mio. Barrel fielen. Hauptverantwortlich für den Rückgang der Ölvorräte waren die auf ein 17-Jahrestief gesunkenen Importe. Die US-Rohölproduktion stieg dagegen auf den höchsten Stand seit 28 Jahren.

Nach zehn Verhandlungsjahren haben die russische Gazprom und die chinesische CNPC gestern in Anwesenheit der Präsidenten beider Länder einen Gasliefervertrag im Wert von 400 Mrd. USD unterzeichnet. Über 30 Jahre sollen jährlich 38 Mrd. Kubikmeter Erdgas von Russland nach China fließen. Zwar wurden bislang keine Details, insbesondere zu Preisen und Preisformel, veröffentlicht; rein rechnerisch kommt man aber auf rund 350 USD je Tausend Kubikmeter, was am unteren Rand der im Vorfeld diskutierten Preisspanne von 350 bis 380 USD läge.

Ob Russland dadurch dem Westen Stärke zeigen kann, ist fraglich. Zum einen liefert Russland jährlich rund 150 Mrd. Kubikmeter Erdgas nach Europa und kann daher mit den Lieferungen an China mögliche Ausfälle nicht kompensieren. Zum anderen liegt der ausgehandelte Preis vermutlich deutlich unter den Preisen für langjährige europäische Kunden, was die Verhandlungsposition Gazproms nicht unbedingt stärkt.


Edelmetalle

Gold notiert am Morgen wenig verändert bei rund 1.295 USD je Feinunze. Die Lockerung der indischen Importrestriktionen für Gold nimmt konkrete Formen an: Gestern erteilte die Zentralbank des weltweit zweitgrößten Goldnachfragelandes Importlizenzen an sieben weitere private Institutionen. Damit ist es jetzt 20 staatlichen und privaten Banken sowie anderen Stellen erlaubt, Gold zu importieren. Zudem wurde die Kreditvergabe der Banken an Juweliere zur Finanzierung der Goldimporte gelockert. Diese Maßnahmen dürften das Angebot in Indien erhöhen und die Prämien senken.

Der Verband der indischen Schmuckhändler geht davon aus, dass die monatlichen Goldimporte um 10-15 Tonnen steigen werden. Mit weiteren Erleichterungen - v.a. einer Aufhebung der sog. 80/20-Regel - wird gerechnet, nachdem die neugewählte Regierung unter dem designierten Premierminister Modi am Montag offiziell ins Amt eingeführt ist. Zudem ist eine Senkung der aktuell bei 10% liegenden Importsteuer denkbar.

Eine höhere Nachfrage aus Indien dürfte helfen, die Abflüsse aus den Gold-ETFs auszugleichen. Gestern verzeichnete der weltgrößte Gold-ETF, SPDR Gold Trust, Abflüsse von 3,3 Tonnen. Seit Quartalsbeginn sind 36 Tonnen aus dem SPDR Gold Trust abgeflossen. Die Bestände des SPDR Gold Trust liegen mit rund 777 Tonnen inzwischen auf dem tiefsten Stand seit Dezember 2008.


Industriemetalle

Der von HSBC ermittelte vorläufige chinesische Einkaufsmanagerindex ist von 48,1 im April auf 49,7 im Mai gestiegen. Zwar bleibt er damit weiter unter der Marke, welche die Grenze zwischen Ab- und Aufschwung bildet. Dennoch zeigt er eine Verbesserung, vor allem wohl wegen der ausländischen Nachfrage nach chinesischen Gütern. Die Metallnachfrage in China bleibt gleichfalls robust. Die chinesischen Importe an Kupferraffinade und -konzentrat sind im April um 86,5% bzw. 18,7% ggü. Vorjahr gestiegen. Insgesamt hat China seit Jahresbeginn mit 1,34 Mio. Tonnen 56% mehr Kupferraffinade als im Vorjahr importiert.

Nichtsdestotrotz sind die Lagerbestände an der SHFE allein in den vergangenen zwei Monaten um mehr als die Hälfte auf unter 100 Tsd. Tonnen geschrumpft. Auch die LME-Lagerbestände für Kupfer sind mit weniger als 180 Tsd. Tonnen auf den niedrigsten Stand seit September 2008 gefallen. Damit haben sich die Lagerbestände vom Hoch im letzten Juni bei rund 678 Tsd. Tonnen um fast drei Viertel reduziert.

Der Abbau seit Jahresbeginn ging mit der Auslieferung aufgrund sog. "gekündigter Lagerscheine" einher, wobei ein Großteil des Abbaus in asiatischen Lagerhäusern stattfand. Die massiven Lagerabflüsse und eine starke Nachfrage Chinas erklären auch eine Versteilerung der Termin-Kurve am vorderen Ende. Die Spot-Prämie über den 3-Monatskontrakt war kürzlich auf über 60 USD je Tonne gestiegen. Wir gehen von steigenden Kupferpreisen in diesem Jahr aus.

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Agrarrohstoffe

Das russische Landwirtschaftsministerium hat seine Prognose für die diesjährige russische Getreideernte auf 100 Mio. Tonnen nach oben korrigiert. Dies wäre die beste Ernte seit sechs Jahren. Bislang ging man von 95-98 Mio. Tonnen aus. Da etwa 60% der Getreideernte in Russland auf Weizen entfallen, würde die Weizenernte voraussichtlich bei ca. 60 Mio. Tonnen liegen. Die russische Regierung ist damit deutlich optimistischer als das Analysehaus Sovecon, welches wie gestern berichtet eine leicht rückläufige russische Weizenernte von 50 Mio. Tonnen erwartet.

Die Weizenernte in der EU dürfte laut einer Reuters-Umfrage auf ein 6-Jahreshoch steigen. Die befragten Teilnehmer rechnen im Median mit einer Weichweizenernte von 137,5 Mio. Tonnen, nach 134,3 Mio. Tonnen im Vorjahr. Der Anstieg ist vor allem auf Großbritannien zurückzuführen, wo es aufgrund besserer Witterungsbedingungen als im Vorjahr zu einer deutlichen Ausweitung der Anbaufläche kam.

Die Ernten in den beiden wichtigsten Produzentenländern Frankreich und Deutschland werden ähnlich hoch eingeschätzt wie im Vorjahr. Das hohe Angebot an Weizen in der EU und Russland spricht für nachgebende Weizennotierungen an der Liffe in Paris. Dort ist der Preis zuletzt wieder unter die Marke von 200 EUR je Tonne gefallen. Wir rechnen mit einem Preisniveau von 185 EUR je Tonne am Jahresende.

http://goldseiten.de/artikel/207701--US-Oelimporte-fallen-auf-17-Jahrestief.html?seite=2
 
22.05.2014 07:54 | Thomas May
Aktuelle Markteinschätzung zu Platin platin

Platin brach in den letzten Tagen über die Oberseite einer mehrwöchigen Konsolidierungsformation aus und zog nach diesem Kaufsignal an den zentralen Widerstand bei 1.480 $ an. Direkt unterhalb dieser Marke bildet sich aktuell ein bullisches Dreieck aus.


Charttechnischer Ausblick:

Wird diese Trendfortsetzungsformation nach oben aufgelöst, dürfte auch die 1.480 $-Marke dem Ansturm der Bullen zum Opfer fallen. Darüber könnte der Wert zügig bis 1.520 $ und schließlich bis 1.550 $ ansteigen.

Ein erneutes Scheitern an der Barriere bei 1.480 $ hätte dagegen zunächst eine leichte Korrektur bis 1.460 $ zur Folge. Dort könnte ein weiterer Angriff starten. Bricht Platin dagegen auch unter diese Marke ein, würden Verluste bis 1.420 $ auf der Agenda stehen.

Kursverlauf vom 02.05.2014 bis 22.05.2014 (log. Kerzenchartdarstellung/ 1 Kerze = 1 Stunde)

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Kursverlauf vom 10.12.2013 bis 22.05.2014 (log. Kerzenchartdarstellung/ 1 Kerze = 1 Tag)

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IMPULSARMER HANDEL
Ölpreise kaum verändert


Die Ölpreise haben sich am Freitag im frühen Handel kaum verändert.

Ein Barrel (159 Liter) der Nordseesorte Brent zur Lieferung im Juli wurde mit 110,38 US-Dollar gehandelt. Das waren 2 Cent mehr als am Vortag. Der Preis für ein Barrel der US-Sorte WTI stieg um 1 Cent auf 103,75 Dollar.

Händler sprachen von einem zunächst impulsarmen Handel. Gestützt bleiben die Ölpreise durch die weiterhin angespannte Lage in der Ukraine vor den Präsidentschaftswahlen am Sonntag. Große Unklarheit herrscht weiter über den von Russland angekündigten Truppenrückzug an der ukrainischen Grenze./jsl/fbr
 
GOLD UND ROHÖL
Gold: Strohfeuer nach US-Arbeitsmarktdaten


Nach der Bekanntgabe schlechter als erwarteter Daten vom US-Arbeitsmarkt überwand der Goldpreis kurzzeitig die Marke von 1.300 Dollar und rutschte danach aber wieder ab.

von Jörg Bernhard

Mit 326.000 Neuanträgen auf Arbeitslosenhilfe präsentierte sich der US-Arbeitsmarkt in schwächer als erwarteter Verfassung. Von Bloomberg befragte Analysten rechneten im Durchschnitt mit einem Anstieg von 297.000 auf 310.000 neue Arbeitslose. Eine leicht negative Überraschung gab es auch bei den Aprilverkäufen existierender Wohnbauten. Mit 4,65 Millionen Einheiten wurde der prognostizierte Erwartungswert leicht unterschritten. Am Nachmittag erfahren die Anleger weitere Neuigkeiten aus dem US-Immobiliensektor. Um 16.00 Uhr stehen nämlich die Verkäufe neuer US-Eigenheime zur Bekanntgabe an. Laut einer Bloomberg-Umfrage unter Analysten soll es gegenüber dem Vormonat einen Anstieg von 384.000 auf 420.000 Einheiten gegeben haben. Je fragiler sich die US-Wirtschaft entwickelt, desto unwahrscheinlicher wird eine baldige Zinserhöhung. Steigende Zinsen würden nach allgemeiner Lehrmeinung Gold in der Gunst der Anleger sinken lassen, weil durch den Verzicht auf Zinsen höhere Opportunitätskosten entstünden. Eines sollte man dabei allerdings nie aus den Augen verlieren: Hohe Zinsen kann man auch auf eine schlechtere Bonität des Schuldners zurückführen. Gold hat stets dieselbe Bonität und die besticht seit Jahrtausenden vor allem durch den mehr oder weniger ausgeprägten Erhalt der Kaufkraft.
Am Freitagvormittag präsentierte sich der Goldpreis mit gehaltenen Notierungen. Bis gegen 7.30 Uhr (MESZ) ermäßigte sich der am aktivsten gehandelte Future auf Gold (Juni) um 0,20 auf 1.294,80 Dollar pro Feinunze.

Rohöl: Deutschland im Fokus

Starke Konjunkturdaten aus China haben dem Ölpreis am gestrigen Donnerstag in höhere Kursregionen verholfen. Am Vormittag könnte Deutschland seinen Teil dazu beitragen, dass die Finanzwelt an die Robustheit der internationalen Konjunkturentwicklung glaubt. Zum einen stehen nämlich das deutsche BIP-Wachstum für das erste Quartal (8.00 Uhr) sowie der Ifo-Geschäftsklimaindex für Mai (10.00 Uhr) zur Bekanntgabe an. Beim letzten Update fiel das Stimmungsbarometer etwas besser als erwartet aus.
Am Freitagvormittag präsentierte sich der Ölpreis mit stabilen Notierungen. Bis gegen 7.30 Uhr (MESZ) verteuerte sich der nächstfällige WTI-Kontrakt um 0,07 auf 103,81 Dollar, während sein Pendant auf Brent um 0,03 auf 110,39 Dollar anzog.
 
UPDATE 3-Barclays slapped with $44 mln fine over gold price fix

Fri May 23, 2014 8:05am EDT

* Gold price manipulation took place a day after Libor fine

* Barclays is first bank fined over gold price fix

* All benchmarks under scrutiny, including precious metals

* Blow for Barclays' efforts to put past sins behind it (Adds Plunkett email, details in paragraphs 9, 11, 16, 20, 25, link to factbox)

By Steve Slater and Huw Jones

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc has been fined 26 million pounds ($43.8 million) for failures in internal controls that allowed a trader to manipulate the setting of gold prices, just a day after the bank was fined for rigging Libor interest rates in 2012.

Britain's Barclays is the first bank to be fined over attempted manipulation of the 95-year-old London gold market daily "fix", although a source familiar with the fine said it was a one-off and not part of a wider investigation into gold price rigging.

It marks another blow to Barclays' attempts to put past problems behind it.

The Financial Conduct Authority said on Friday there were failings at Barclays from 2004 until 2013, but the key event occurred on June 28, 2012, a day after UK and U.S. regulators fined it $450 million over attempted Libor rigging.

"A firm's lack of controls and a trader's disregard for a customer's interests have allowed the financial services industry's reputation to be sullied again," said Tracey McDermott, the FCA's director of enforcement and financial crime.

The FCA said it had banned former Barclays trader Daniel James Plunkett and fined him 95,600 pounds for exploiting weaknesses in the bank's systems.

"Plunkett's actions came the day after the publication of our Libor and Euribor action against Barclays. The investigation and outcomes in that case meant that the firm, and Plunkett, were clearly on notice of the potential for conflicts of interests around benchmarks," McDermott said.

Plunkett fixed the price in order to avoid the payment of $3.9 million to a customer under an option, which boosted his own trading book by $1.75 million, the FCA said. The bank later compensated the client in full.

On the eve of June 28, Plunkett sent an email to commodities colleagues saying that he was hoping for a "mini puke" the following day. The FCA understood this to mean a drop in the price of gold ahead of the fixing.

Plunkett was a director on the precious metals desk at Barclays and was responsible for pricing products linked to the price of precious metals and managing Barclays' risk exposure to those products. The FCA said Plunkett gave the watchdog and Barclays untruthful accounts of his trading activity.

Attempts by Reuters to locate and contact Plunkett online were not immediately successful.

RESTORING REPUTATION

Barclays Chief Executive Antony Jenkins is attempting to restore the bank's reputation after a series of scandals, but the emergence of past sins are hampering his efforts. He has said its culture, which has been criticised as high-risk, high-reward, had to change and that systems and controls were improving.

"We very much regret the situation that led to this settlement ... these situations strengthen our resolve to improve," Jenkins said in a statement on Friday.

The FCA said Barclays co-operated with the investigation, which reduced its fine by 11 million pounds.

Barclays was the first bank to be fined for attempted manipulation of Libor, although other banks have since been fined more.

Barclays' head of spot gold trading, Marc Booker, left the bank earlier this month as part of the bank's restructuring and its exit from the commodity business.

The Libor rigging scandal has put scrutiny on how all benchmark prices are set, including London's gold "fix", which dates back to 1919.

Banks arrive at the gold fix through matching buy and sell orders during a twice-daily telephone call, which miners, jewellers and central and commercial banks use to trade gold.

The 117-year old London silver price fix set by Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Bank of Nova Scotia will cease in August, and greater regulatory scrutiny is forcing major changes in how all precious metals prices are set.

The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) has launched consultation on a possible alternative to the silver benchmark into a legally watertight system that could then be applied to the other precious metals fixes, sources said.

The FCA and several other regulators, including Bafin in Germany and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, have indicated they also are looking at the gold fix.

In years gone by, seats at the gold and silver fixing tables were a mark of distinction for a bank, but now most banks do not want to be involved.

Four banks now set the gold price - HSBC, Societe Generale, Bank of Nova Scotia and Barclays. A former fifth member of the fix, Deutsche Bank, resigned on May 12 without a replacement.

The FCA said it was checking with London Gold Market Fixing Limited to see how it was complying with new global rules for administering benchmarks that were brought in after the Libor scandal began to unfold.

The LBMA and London Gold Market Fixing could not immediately reached for comment.
 
Gold Declines as Dollar Strengthens Before Housing Data
By Claudia Carpenter May 23, 2014 2:12 PM GMT+0200

Gold declined in New York as a strengthening dollar curbed demand for a haven.

The dollar climbed for a fourth consecutive day before a U.S. report that may indicate an increase in new home sales. Gold has gained 7.3 percent this year as U.S. economic concerns and rising tension in Ukraine spurred haven demand.

“The dollar has a huge influence,” said Bernard Sin, head of currency and metal trading at MKS (Switzerland) SA in Geneva, who has been in the business for 25 years. “Ukraine, Thailand, China, Vietnam. These are all considering factors.’

Gold for August delivery fell 0.4 percent to $1,290.60 an ounce by 7:52 a.m. on the Comex in New York. Metal for immediate delivery declined 0.3 percent to $1,290.19 an ounce.

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority fined Barclays 26 million pounds ($44 million) for gold-fixing failings, and banned former trader Daniel Plunkett from the industry.

‘‘We may see fewer participants being involved in the fixing because of this,’’ Sin said. ‘‘It shouldn’t move the market. It’s not as if they have to go out and cover a long or short position.” A long position is a bet on rising prices and a short is for lower prices.

The U.S. Commerce Department will say today sales of new homes rose 10.7 percent to a 425,000 annualized pace in April from the previous month, when they fell 14.5 percent, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The report is scheduled at 10 a.m. in Washington.

Palladium futures fell 0.8 percent to $829.95 an ounce in New York, platinum dropped 0.8 percent to $1,480.50 an ounce and silver declined 0.8 percent to $19.36 an ounce.
 
Ghana halts issue of gold-prospecting permits to conduct audit
by Kwasi Kpodo, Mai 23 2014, 11:40

ACCRA — Ghana is to suspend issuing new gold-prospecting permits while it carries out an audit of existing licences, to free up unused concessions for prospective investors, the CE of the Ghana Minerals Commission, Tony Aubynn, said on Thursday.

There would be an initial 90-day moratorium on new prospecting permits which could be extended if necessary, Dr Aubynn told Reuters.

The West African state produced 4.29-million ounces (122 tonnes) of gold last year, down 0.7% from the previous year, he said.

The country’s mining industry was hard hit last year by a slump in global gold prices. "There is need to clean up the system because we have realised that many companies are holding onto vast concessions granted to them several years ago without undertaking any prospecting work on them," Dr Aubynn said.

Ghana’s laws allow people prospecting for gold to hold their licences for up to three years, after which they are expected to apply for a mining lease.

" We are saying that when you get your licence and we see you don’t do any prospecting on the land, we would have to apply the law and take it from you."

Dr Aubynn said that several companies had been holding land for more than a decade.

The biggest gold miners operating in Ghana include AngloGold Ashanti, Newmont and Gold Fields.

AngloGold announced this week that it intended temporarily closing its flagship Obuasi mine in Ghana and retrenching most of the work force as part of a restructuring programme at the mine.
 
Some Positioning Possible Late Friday Ahead Of Ukraine Elections – Societe Generale

Friday May 23, 2014 8:37 AM

Gold prices are weaker in early North American dealings as selling surfaces during the London trading day, says Robin Bhar, head of metals research at Societe Generale. However, there could be some short covering in the late New York hours that could be reflective of some positioning ahead of both the Ukraine elections and a three-day holiday weekend in the U.S. and U.K., he says. Bhar says so far there’s little interest by gold traders to buy in case of ratcheting tensions in Ukraine if elections go awry. “We could see a flurry of buying interest into the New York close that could end up meaning gold ends flat on the day. That could reflect positioning ahead of the election,” he says.
By Debbie Carlson of Kitco News
 
A.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Weaker as Uncertain Weekend Looms

Friday May 23, 2014 8:23 AM

(Kitco News) - Gold prices are modestly lower in early U.S. trading Friday. A firmer U.S. dollar index that hit a six-week high overnight is limiting buying interest in the yellow metal. June Comex gold was last down $3.50 at $1,291.60 an ounce. Spot gold was last quoted down $3.10 at $1,291.00. July Comex silver last traded down $0.13 at $19.39 an ounce.

It would not be surprising to see some keener risk aversion creep into the market place as trading session progresses Friday. It’s a long, three-day holiday weekend in the U.S and U.K. The European Union sees parliamentary election results during the weekend. There is concern in the EU about anti-EU candidates making a strong showing, which in turn has helped to push EU periphery countries’ bond yields higher recently. And the Russia-Ukraine territorial crisis, while presently on a low simmer, could see the heat turned up this weekend. The Ukraine holds a presidential election on Sunday. I would not want to be short gold, the U.S. Treasuries or the U.S. dollar heading into this extra uncertain weekend.

In overnight news, the German Ifo business confidence index missed market expectations, which helped to push the Euro currency still lower. The Ifo index for May came in at 110.4 versus 111.2 in April. Germany is by far the European Union’s largest economy. This report adds still more weight to notions the European Central Bank will move to further ease its monetary policy at its regular meeting in early June.

Credit rating agencies Moody’s and Standard & Poors have raised their ratings on the sovereign debt of Spain and Greece. The EU debt markets showed little reaction, with yields still elevated due to higher concern regarding the economic health of the bloc.

U.S. economic data due for release Friday is light and includes new residential sales.

Wyckoff’s Daily Risk Rating: 7.0 (It’s an extra uncertain weekend approaching, as mentioned above.)

(Wyckoff’s Daily Risk Rating is your way to quickly gauge investor risk appetite in the world market place each day. Each day I assess the “risk-on” or “risk-off” trader mentality in the market place with a numerical reading of 1 to 10, with 1 being least risk-averse (most risk-on) and 10 being the most risk-averse (risk-off), and 5 being neutral.

The London A.M. gold fix is $1,292.00 versus the previous P.M. fixing of $1,298.50.

Technically, June gold futures bulls and bears are on a level near-term technical playing field. Prices are in a choppy and sideways trading range on the daily bar chart. That suggests this market could continue to trade sideways and choppy, in the range. The gold bulls’ next upside near-term price breakout objective is to produce a close above solid technical resistance at the May high of $1,315.80. Bears' next near-term downside breakout price objective is closing prices below solid technical support at the May low of $1,272.00. First resistance is seen at the overnight high of $1,295.70 and then at $1,300.00. First support is seen at this week’s low of $1,282.90 and then at $1,277.70.

July silver futures bears have the overall near-term technical advantage. However, prices are “basing” at lower price levels, to begin to suggest a market bottom is in place. Silver bulls’ next upside price breakout objective is closing prices above solid technical resistance at the May high of $20.005 an ounce. The next downside price breakout objective for the bears is closing prices below solid technical support at last week’s low of $19.045. First resistance is seen at the overnight high of $19.525 and then at this week’s high of $19.825. Next support is seen at this week’s low of $19.225 and then at $19.045.
 
Where are the Stops? Friday, May 23: Gold and Silver

Friday May 23, 2014 08:40

June Gold Buy Stops Sell Stops
$1,295.70 $1,282.90
**$1,300.00 **$1,277.70
$1,305.70 $1,272.00
$1,315.80 $1,268.40
July Silver Buy Stops Sell Stops
$19.525 $19.225
**$19.825 **$19.045
$19.93 $19.00
$20.00 $18.95
 
TDS: Mood Toward PGMs Bullish, But Prices Could Pull Back

Friday May 23, 2014 8:55 AM

Participants at Platinum Week activities in London collectively appear to be of the impression that the bull run in platinum group metals will probably continue and with a better appreciation for the difficulties facing South Africa, says TD Securities. However, the firm cautions, there is potential for a pullback in prices that hit longtime highs this week due to factors such as a continuing strike against major South African producers, worries about Russian supplies and economic sanctions against Russia, plus strong consumer demand. “The current strikes are inflamed by the desire for political change and may likely spread across the country to other sectors,” TDS says. “The ability to contact striking workers is not as simple as one would expect in our age of technology and their lack of nourishment and poor health will slow down any ramp-up in production. Having said all that, positioning remains ever so important, and right now the market is quite long.” While TDS says it remains remain friendly toward PGMs, it looks for a pullback from current levels to re-establish long positions, perhaps in the mid-$1460s for platinum and $820 in palladium. By Allen Sykora of Kitco News;

http://www.kitco.com/news/2014-05-23/KitcoNewsMarketNuggets-May-23.html
 
RBS-KOLUMNE
Palladium: Immer noch eine Überlegung wert


Geringes Angebot und hohe Nachfrage könnten Kurs beflügeln.

Palladium steigt und steigt und steigt. Während andere Edelmetalle wie Silber oder Gold in den vergangenen Monaten phasenweise unter Druck gerieten, erklomm Palladium einen Jahreshöchststand nach dem nächsten.

Mögliche Kurstreiber

Aktuell notiert der Kurs auf dem höchsten Stand seit rund drei Jahren - und die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass der Kurs immer noch Luft nach oben haben könnte, ist weiterhin recht hoch. Sorge bereiten dem Markt zum einen die anhaltenden Streiks in Südafrika. Die nicht enden wollende Ukraine-Russland-Krise schürt ebenfalls die Befürchtung vor einem Engpass. Schließlich gilt Russland nicht nur als weltgrößter Produzent; Moskau bunkert auch enorm hohe Vorräte. Auf der anderen Seite steigt die Nachfrage - sowohl von Investoren als auch von der Automobilindustrie. Folge: Experten erwarten dieses Jahr ein rekordhohes Angebotsdefizit.

Palladium: Glanz könnte anhalten

Trendwende: Nach einer Seitwärtsbewegung im vergangenen Jahr zeigt Palladium seit Monaten Stärke.

Weitere Kursgewinne möglich

Knapp unter 870 Dollar wartet zwar ein Widerstandsbereich auf das Edelmetall. Das derzeitige Chartbild spricht allerdings für einen Anstieg auf dieses Niveau.

Könnte diese Hürde überwunden werden, wären sogar noch weitere Kursgewinne möglich. Gelingt der Ausbruch auf ein neues Kursniveau hingegen nicht, ist mit einem Rückfall in die Seitwärtsbewegung zu rechnen, wie sie andere Edelmetalle derzeit vollziehen. Aus charttechnischer Sicht sollten Anleger daher wohl allzu große Risiken meiden.

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GOLD UND ROHÖL
Rohöl: Anhaltender Aufwärtsdrang


Bei der US-Sorte WTI sieht es derzeit nach dem dritten Wochengewinn in Folge aus. Hinsichtlich der Charttechnik wurde in den vergangenen Tagen sogar ein Kaufsignal ausgelöst.

von Jörg Bernhard

Kämpfe in Libyen, der Konflikt in der Ukraine und ein überraschend starker Rückgang der in den USA gelagerten Ölmengen haben dem Ölpreis auf das höchste Niveau seit Anfang März verholfen. Im Vorfeld der US-Hauptreisezeit setzen viele Marktakteure angesichts einer robusten US-Wirtschaft offensichtlich auf eine hohe Benzin- und damit auch Ölnachfrage. Unter keinem guten Stern stehen indes die Wahlen in der Ukraine am Wochenende. Unabhängig vom Ergebnis stehen die Chancen auf eine Beilegung des Konflikts weiterhin schlecht. Mit welcher Tendenz sich der fossile Energieträger ins Wochenende verabschiedet, dürfte auch von den für den Nachmittag anberaumten Verkaufszahlen neuer US-Eigenheime (16.00 Uhr) abhängen.
Am Freitagnachmittag präsentierte sich der Ölpreis mit höheren Notierungen. Bis gegen 15.00 Uhr (MESZ) verteuerte sich der nächstfällige WTI-Kontrakt um 0,41 auf 104,15 Dollar, während sein Pendant auf Brent um 0,21 auf 110,57 Dollar anzog.

Gold: Richtungslos ins Wochenende

Das gelbe Edelmetall zeichnet sich derzeit weiterhin durch seine richtungslose Tendenz aus. Seit über zwei Monaten pendelt der Goldpreis in einer Range von etwas mehr als 50 Dollar. Dadurch hat sich mittlerweile ein starker charttechnischer Boden gebildet. Dieser sollte auf keinen Fall durchbrochen werden. Ungemütlich könnte es daher werden, wenn die Marke von 1.280 Dollar getestet wird. Mit Spannung dürfte auch der aktuelle Commitments of Traders-Report der CFTC erwartet werden. Dieser steht gegen 21.30 Uhr zur Bekanntgabe an und gibt darüber Aufschluss, wie sich die Marktpositionen der spekulativen Marktakteure in der Woche zum 20. Mai entwickelt haben.
Am Freitagnachmittag präsentierte sich der Goldpreis mit gehaltenen Notierungen. Bis gegen 15.00 Uhr (MESZ) ermäßigte sich der am aktivsten gehandelte Future auf Gold (Juni) um 1,80 auf 1.293,20 Dollar pro Feinunze.
 
GOLDPREIS
COT-Report: Großspekulanten setzen auf Gold


Der am Freitag veröffentlichte Commitments of Traders-Report der CFTC wies vor allem bei den Großspekulanten einen deutlich gestiegenen Optimismus aus.

von Jörg Bernhard

Das allgemeine Interesse an Gold-Futures - ablesbar an der Zahl offener Kontrakte (Open Interest) - nahm ebenfalls zu kletterte in der Woche zum 20. Mai von 397.029 auf 399.371 Futures (+0,6 Prozent). Bei der kumulierten Netto-Long-Position (optimistische Markterwartung) großer und kleiner Spekulanten war die Situation zweigeteilt. Während Großspekulanten (Non-Commercials) ihre Netto-Long-Position ausbauten, war bei Kleinspekulanten (Non-Reportables) ein nachlassender Optimismus zu beobachten. Summa summarum ging es mit der kumulierten Netto-Long-Position großer und kleiner Spekulanten dennoch spürbar bergauf. Sie erhöhte sich nämlich im Berichtszeitraum von 102.321 auf 106.010 Kontrakte (+3,6 Prozent). Die Großspekulanten bauten dabei ihre Netto-Long-Position von 91.634 auf 96.491 Futures (+5,3 Prozent) aus, während bei den Kleinspekulanten eine Reduktion der Netto-Long-Position von 10.687 auf 9.519 Kontrakte (-10,9 Prozent) registriert wurde.

Richtungslose Seitwärtstendenz

Im Zuge sich erholender Aktienmärkte rutschte das gelbe Edelmetall in der Gunst der Anleger wieder etwas ab. Dies ließ sich an den Abflüssen beim weltgrößten Gold-ETF SPDR Gold Shares gut ablesen. In der abgelaufenen Handelswoche reduzierte sich nämlich dessen gehaltene Goldmenge von 781,98 auf 776,89 Tonnen. Unter Chinas Goldanlegern hielt sich die Begeisterung ebenfalls in Grenzen. Die kumulierten Umsätze an der Shanghai Gold Exchange fielen gegenüber der Vorwoche um 6,7 Prozent auf 74.043 kg zurück. Am Freitag fiel das Interesse angesichts eines Tagesumsatzes in Höhe von lediglich 9.983 kg besonders gering aus. Mit Blick auf die geopolitischen Risiken (Ukraine-Krise) scheint der Goldpreis nach unten hin allerdings gut abgesichert zu sein.
 
Mining company calls workers to start work

Cihan News Agency (Turkey)
Sunday May 25, 2014 7:15 AM

MANİSA (CİHAN)- Soma Holding , the firm operating the coal mine in which 301 workers died in Turkey's worst-ever mining disaster has called mine workers at the company's other two mines to start work "if they feel well," although it previously promised that all mines the company is operating will not be opened before June 1 .

Republican People's Party (CHP) Manisa deputy Özgür Özel said that the mine workers at Soma Holding's other two mines were called to start work via SMS text messages.

"Foremen are sending text messages 'to workers saying: "We will not pay salaries of those who will not come." They ask workers to start work tomorrow [ May 26 ]," Özel told reporters on Sunday speaking in front of the Soma district governorate with a group of mine workers.

Mine workers at Ata Bacası mine and Işıklar mine, both operated by Soma Holding , refused to work at mines after a deadly disaster occurred at the company's other mine where 301 workers died, asking for the improvement of safety precautions at mines. Staging a sit-in protest in front of the Soma district governorate for more than 10 days, mine workers ended their protest when government officials announced that mines in Soma will not be opened unless necessary safety precautions are taken.

Stressing that promises given by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the workers were not being kept, Özel said: "The first promise was that nobody would be forced to go in the mine. Moreover, everybody would be granted leave of absence with pay till June 1 . Mr. Prime Minister said nobody will step inside the mine unless necessary safety precautions are taken. It would take two or three months, we were told," Özel said, adding that mine workers should start to work if independent inspectors say that mines are safe.

"We are addressing Mr. Prime Minister and ministers; you gave a promise. Now please explain this call [to start work]: What does that mean? You end mine workers' protest, and on the following day the very first promise is broken," Özel said.

After Özel's statement, a mine worker Ferdi Özmen, who works at Işıklar mine, showed reporters the text message on his phone read: "The work [at the mine] will start at Sunday night on May 26 , 2014."
 
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