Press Review

Press Review
23 June – 27June 2014
WEEK 26
About this press review :
This press review consists of a list of press articles on commodity trading published during the week in
media to which GTSA has access. The articles are not selected upon the opinion expressed. It does not
reflect GTSA’s opinion, nor this of its members.
I.
Switzerland
Berne défie Bruxelles et opte pour les contingents, Tribune de Genève, June 21,
2014,
http://www.tdg.ch/suisse/berne-veut-application-stricte-initiative-udc/story/14717791
Bürgerliche
kritisieren
Economiesuisse,
Neue
Zürcher
Zeitung,
June
22,
http://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/buergerliche-kritisieren-economiesuisse-1.18327764
Die
Schweiz
und
der
Rohstoff-Fluch,
SRF,
June
23,
2014,
http://www.srf.ch/news/wirtschaft/die-schweiz-und-der-rohstoff-fluch
Rohstoffhandel
in
Genf:
Zahlen
und
Fakten,
SRF,
June
23,
2014,
http://www.srf.ch/news/wirtschaft/rohstoffhandel-in-genf-die-wichtigsten-zahlen-und-fakten
Genfer
Lehrgang
für
Rohstoffhändler
ist
beliebt,
SRF,
June
23,
2014,
http://www.srf.ch/news/wirtschaft/genfer-lehrgang-fuer-rohstoffhaendler-ist-beliebt
Swiss considers more payment transparency for commodity traders, Bloomberg,
June 25, 2014,
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-25/swiss-consider-more-payment-transparency-forcommodity-traders.html
La fiscalité des entreprises va diviser le PS, Le Temps, June 27, 2014,
http://letemps.ch/Page/Uuid/921a45f0-fd62-11e3-b606e345e71cec86/Le_PS_à_la_recherche_de_largent_manquant
Etrange schizophrénie du Conseil fédéral, L’AGEFI, June 27, 2014,
http://agefi.com/nc/forum-page-2/detail/artikel/matieres-premieres-le-gouvernement-veutcombler-la-lacune-en-matiere-de-transparence-dans-le-secteur-mais-le-negoce-sera-exemptedune-tellemesure.html?issueUID=618&pageUID=18484&cHash=70963b63fd068e5160b6964073e0e16e&
sword_list%5B0%5D=marc&sword_list%5B1%5D=gu%C3%A9niat
II.
Energy
US rulings on oil condensate exports spark policy debate, Financial Times, June
27, 2014,
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1641a69c-fcb0-11e3-86dc00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_commodities%2Ffeed%2F%2F
product
Secrecy claims hit Myanmar oil auctions, Financial Times, June 27, 2014,
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb0e732c-fc6e-11e3-86dc00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_commodities%2Ffeed%2F%2F
product
Mercuria puts in place new borrowing, Financial Times, June 27, 2014,
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/367b5caa-fc83-11e3-86dc00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_commodities%2Ffeed%2F%2F
product
III.
Soft Commodities
Une pénurie de cacao menacerait toute l’industrie chocolatière, Le Temps, June
21, 2014,
http://www.letemps.ch/Page/Uuid/d7f0e042-f890-11e3-becfb7f9645726d2/Une_p%C3%A9nurie_de_cacao_menacerait_dans_le_monde
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Hedge funds bet on sugar as dryness threatens crops, Bloomberg, June 24, 2014,
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-22/hedge-funds-bet-on-sugar-as-dryness-threatenscrops-commodities.html
Cocoa deficit puts squeeze on chocolatiers, Financial Times, June 24, 2014,
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/485bf2e4-fa4a-11e3-a32800144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_commodities%2Ffeed%2F%2F
product
Import taxes on sugar doubled, Financial Times, June 24, 2014,
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c5200e0c-faca-11e3-899300144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_commodities%2Ffeed%2F%2F
product
Blockbuster US harvest prospects leave corn bulls in short supply, Financial
Times, June 25, 2014,
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9a5237f0-fc2c-11e3-86dc00144feab7de.html?siteedition=intl#axzz35eKdqAKb
A brand new weapon for Colombia’s coffee police, Financial Times, June 27, 2014,
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/446e5902-ea54-11e3-afb3-00144feabdc0.html
IV.
Metals
Indonesia seeks tin-export rules to avoid inaccurate declaration, Bloomberg, June
24, 2014,
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2014-06-24/indonesia-seeks-tin-export-rules-to-avoidinaccurate-declaration.html
South African strike casts shadow over white metal, Financial Times, June 25,
2014,
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f30b2f74-fb6d-11e3-aa1900144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmarkets_commodities%2Ffeed%2F%2F
product
Comment piller le cuivre de la République démocratique du Congo sans bourse
délier, Le Point, June 23, 2014,
http://www.lepoint.fr/afrique/economie/comment-piller-le-cuivre-de-la-republique-democratique-ducongo-sans-bourse-deliee-23-06-2014-1838827_2033.php
La Chine et Singapour veulent attirer à elles le marché de l’or, Le Temps,
http://letemps.ch/Page/Uuid/b664f9d0-fd37-11e3-b606e345e71cec86/La_Chine_et_Singapour_veulent_attirer_à_elles_le_marché_de_lor
V.
Shipping
Marins et courtiers se rencontrent à Genève, Tribune de Genève, June 26, 2014,
http://www.tdg.ch/geneve/actu-genevoise/marins-courtiers-rencontrent-geneve/story/26770063
L’unique port mondial sans mer, L’AGEFI, June 27, 2014,
http://agefi.com/nc/une/detail/artikel/lunique-port-mondial-sansmer.html?issueUID=618&pageUID=18483&cHash=4d93c933367b6dfb0cd4322a055fd08c&swor
d_list%5B0%5D=unique&sword_list%5B1%5D=port
Conférence maritime sur le lac, L’AGEFI, June 27, 2014,
http://agefi.com/nc/suisse/detail/artikel/marine-money-deuxieme-edition-a-geneve-hier-le-prixdes-charters-reste-bas-les-armateurs-se-portent-mal-la-surcapacite-tue-laqualite.html?cHash=c727980670d1facf53f2851c4f724213&sword_list%5B0%5D=marine&sword
_list%5B1%5D=money
VI.
Others
Corporates push back on position limits, International Financing Review, June 2127, 2014,
http://www.ifre.com/corporates-push-back-on-position-limits/21151847.article
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