SEB’s Commodities Monthly: Will oil kill the recovery?
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Will oil kill the recovery?
GENERAL 0-3 M 4-6 M 7-12 M • While rising oil prices have not yet killed off the global
economic recovery, concerns that they may do so are
increasing; sharply lower PMIs would clearly signal a risk.• Rising ECB and emerging market interest rates are causing
money portfolios to diversify away from the USD; we expectdollar depreciation in Q2 to support commodity prices.
• With hedge funds more exposed to commodities than at their2008 high, we anticipate increasing volatility, divergence andprofit taking.
ENERGY 0-3 M 4-6 M 7-12 M • We revise our 2011 average Brent price forecast from $ 96/b
to $ 103/b due to probable extended geopolitical conflictwithin the MENA region and further economic recovery.
• We expect temporary Brent crude rallies to between $ 120-125/b on continued political upheaval in MENA.
• Although not our main scenario, there is a risk that crude oil
prices could hit new highs, well above their 2008 peak, ifsupply from other major producers is threatened.
INDUSTRIAL METALS 0-3 M 4-6 M 7-12 M • We expect buying opportunities in coming months due to risk
aversion resulting from European sovereign debt problems,instability in MENA, tighter Chinese monetary policy, and theJapanese nuclear crisis.
• The long term outlook is more bullish due to a strong
industrial recovery in the OECD and Japanese reconstructiondemand following the earthquake.
• Our long term view would become more bearish on signs that
the OECD recovery was slowing or that China faced anythingother than a soft landing.
PRECIOUS METALS 0-3 M 4-6 M 7-12 M • We remain both short- and long term bullish on gold.
• The negative European sovereign debt spiral is accelerating
again while leaders are failing to deliver credible solutions tothe crisis.
• A gradual escalation in political tension in the MENA region
and rising OECD inflation provide additional support.• While silver prices have run ahead of the sector and risk a
downside correction, palladium and platinum may potentiallycatch up.
AGRICULTURE 0-3 M4-6 M 7-12 M • We expect a general downtrend in agricultural commodity
prices for the rest of 2011 on clear indications that the currentLa Niña cycle will be over before the summer.
• It could however take time for the downside to materialize as
grains in general are supported by record low US corn stocksand high ethanol prices.
• The extension of Ukrainian grain export quotas to July 1 andthe possible extension of Russian quotas to October is alsoadding support to grain prices in the near term.
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General
Historically we see a grim relationship betweenrecessions and the oil price. Major recessions sincethe 1970s have all been preceded by a substantial
rise in the price of oil. On the one hand, there arefew signs that the current oil price is set to kill therecovery. US consumer confidence is still rising andneither car sales nor gasoline consumption areshowing signs of flagging yet. US consumerspending on energy as a percentage of personaldisposable income is increasing but remains wellbelow both recent and previous highs. Sentimentsurveys generally indicate continued growth andrecovery. On the other hand, concerns over globalgrowth are increasing. The IEA has stated that aneconomic slump often occurs when fuel expenditureworldwide reaches 5% of global GDP which it did
when the global oil price hit $ 95-100/b. A markeddecline in leading indicators would warn thatrecovery and growth are at risk. However, over thenext quarter a combination of MENA risk and globalgrowth are once again likely to drive the oil pricehigher.
China still appears to be heading for a soft rather than ahard landing. Authorities are curbing investments inhigh-end properties while at the same time activelypromoting spending on construction of their low-endcounterparts, maintaining construction activity and
metals consumption. The current softer Chinese growthrate should not surprise the market, being widelydiscounted for some time. However, we recommendclose monitoring for signs indicating that the situationmay develop into a harder landing. Metals prices shouldcontinue to enjoy support from China avoiding a hardlanding, a continued economic recovery in the OECD,some cost push inflation from high or higher oil pricesand a potentially weaker USD through Q2-11. But withprices already high and speculative positionssubstantially long temporary sell-offs are likely. Furtherupside will therefore be a selective rather than broadbased phenomenon.
Slow progress in negotiations over the European StabilityMechanism (ESM) and increasing debt concernsaffecting Portugal and Spain have continued to drive thegold price higher. We see additional upside withproblems likely to escalate further and the dollarapparently set to depreciate once again.
Hedge funds currently maintain a financial long positionin commodities well above their early 2008 high. On thatoccasion they began selling off their position a fullquarter before commodities peaked mid year. We still
see further upside for crude oil, gold and a few selectedbase metals while the agricultural sector should trendlower as the effects of La Niña weaken. The broad basedupturn in commodities is coming to an end withdivergence, volatility and profit taking ahead.
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Industrial metals
We have a short term neutral view on the industrialmetals sector and expect good buying opportunitiesto emerge based on risk aversion caused by
European sovereign debt worries, the MENAuprising, a tighter Chinese monetary policy andpotential further radioactive pollution in Japan.Tight Chinese credit is restricting the overall marketwhile, just as it was before the sell-off following theJapanese earth quake the LME index finds it difficultto break through previous highs. However, withbuyers sidelined ready to buy on weakness anydownturn is likely to prove temporary. The longterm outlook is more bullish due to the continuedstrong OECD recovery and Japanese reconstructiondemand. Chinese moves to tighten monetary policycould also ease in H2. We recommend exposure toaluminium and copper.
Although the Japanese earthquake had a negativeimpact on short term industrial metals demand throughlower economic activity such effects are normally veryshort lived. In addition, Japan is a relatively small metalsconsumer, representing only around 5% of globaldemand. Indeed, the catastrophe should be long termsupportive due to reconstruction requirements. Theuprising in the MENA region is mainly a bearish influenceon the industrial metals market. High oil prices restrictdemand for industrial metals by potentially dampening
global economic activity. New record high prices due toan escalation of unrest could trigger a substantial declinein the industrial metal sector.
In central Europe and the US, the recovery in industrialactivity remains extremely strong with a very positiveoutlook. Meanwhile, China is in the late stages of its ownbusiness cycle. Tightening initiatives appear to havebeen successful in guiding the country towards a softlanding although the process will remain incompleteuntil inflation has fallen back substantially, growth iscloser to the authorities’ new target rate of 7% and the
property bubble has stabilized. In other words, manypotential pitfalls remain. Anything but a soft landing inChina, the world’s largest metal consumer will have astrongly bearish impact on industrial metal prices.
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• Aluminium prices are well supported, reflecting high and
rising production costs, e.g. power, labor and alumina.
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We expect continued improved demand though mainlyin the OECD with China remaining a minor importer.
• Our view would turn more bullish if OECD demand
recovers more rapidly, China increases imports and newcapacity additions are delayed. Conversely, a slowerupturn in OECD demand and China reverting to exportswould be bearish for our outlook.
• After rebounding rapidly to record highs earlier this year,
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• Our view would turn more bullish on supply disruptions
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• The zinc market remains oversupplied with little
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However, Japanese reconstruction demand slightlyimproves the long term outlook.
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would become more bullish on indications of increasinggovernment spending, although conversely reducedsupport packages would lead us to take a more bearishview.
• Zinc inventories increased sharply in March to near 2004
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be a bullish element later due to reconstruction demand.
• The demand development in the US and EU is promisingbut there is still a lot of free smelter capacity.
• Steel producers doubt that the demand growth rate will
hold up in Q2-11 and Q3-11.
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Precious metals
We remain both short- and long term bullish ongold. The deterioration in the European sovereigndebt crisis has intensified recently with European
leaders failing to deliver a credible solution to thecrisis at their meeting in March. Meanwhile theMENA uprising shows no signs of abating with thecivil war in Libya escalating and already negativesituations in e.g. Syria, Yemen and Bahraindeteriorating further. Increasing global inflationpressures provide additional support for gold withlittle or no response from interest rate hikes whilecentral banks continue to use every opportunity toinject more liquidity into the financial system. Thelong term outlook is also supported by increasingdiversification demand, both from private investorsand central banks due to high uncertainty following
the recent financial crisis.
“Confusion on a higher level” is the main result of thelate March summit on the European Financial StabilityFacility (EFSF) and European Stability Mechanism (ESM),the latter replacing the former from 2013. It was decidedthat the ESM should possess a lending capacity of €500bn from a € 700bn capital base including € 80bn inprimary capital and a further € 620bn callable. Membersare required to contribute according to GDP andpopulation share. Significantly however, countries with alow debt rating must pay their share of the € 80bn
upfront, exerting further stress on already weak publicfinances. Another question concerns what happens if amain contributor of callable capital needs to be bailedout? Unfortunately, no agreement was reachedregarding the details of the EFSF. Although it wasdecided that its lending capacity should be expandedfrom € 250bn to € 440bn it was not determined how toachieve it. A decision now looks unlikely before June.Until then the EFSF will be able to manage the situationin Portugal and provide additional funds for both Irelandand Greece but not Spain.
Signs of an accelerating recovery in the US are bearishinfluences on the gold market. However, the positivedevelopment in the US itself is regarded as suspiciouslycoincident with the implementation of QE2. Some Fedofficials are now even questioning the fullimplementation of QE2 while several market suggestionshave been made declaring that QE3 is inevitable.Meanwhile US debt is increasing rapidly towards itsstatutory ceiling.
Chinese investors are being squeezed further intoprecious metals due to the prohibition on overseasinvestment, negative real deposit rates, high valuations
on domestic equities and further recent restrictions onreal estate investments in order to prevent furtherexacerbating inflation caused by China’s housing bubble.
PreciousPreciousPreciousPrecious metal pricesmetal pricesmetal pricesmetal prices(COMEX/NYMEX, indexed, weekly closing, January 2010 = 100)
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Precious metalsGoldGoldGoldGold Gold priceGold priceGold priceGold price
(COMEX, $/ozt, front month, weekly closing)
• The gold market is well supported both short- and long
term by a broad range of bullish factors.
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However, high prices dampening jewelry demand andstimulating supply expansion are problematic as havingterminated previous gold bull markets. So far, however,demand remains strong and increasing supply frommines in Russia and China is being absorbed by localconsumers.
• Expected further dollar depreciation is bullish for gold in
Q2-11.
• Physical gold Exchange Traded Product (ETP) holdings
have stabilized at 2028 tonnes, just below record highs(2115 tonnes), after a sell-off on economic optimism inJanuary and February.
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SilverSilverSilverSilver Silver priceSilver priceSilver priceSilver price(COMEX, $/ozt, front month, weekly closing)
• Extremely strong demand for physical investment
products is driving silver prices higher.
• The futures curve remains in backwardation, a rarephenomenon in the precious metals market, indicatingtight physical supply.
• Despite limited COMEX inventories, they have been
lower on several previous occasions during the pastdecade without major bullish price action similar to that
currently taking place.• We consider the silver rally excessive compared to gold
and expect the negative trend in the gold/silver ratio toturn around soon.
• Physical silver ETP holdings are once again at recordhighs (15373 tonnes) after falling back in early 2011.
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• High oil prices due to the MENA uprising is having some
bearish impact on auto demand expectations, a bearish
factor for both metals as auto catalysts are a keyapplication.
• The downturn in Japanese auto and electronics
manufacturing due to the earthquake and resultingpower shortages has weighed on demand whilecomponent shortage restricts auto production outsideJapan.
• We regard the sell-off in the two metals as exaggeratedand expect a short term correction higher.
• Physical palladium ETP holdings fell back to 68 tonnes in
March while platinum continued higher to 42 tonnes. 100
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Precious metalsGoldGoldGoldGold futures curvefutures curvefutures curvefutures curve(COMEX, $/ozt)
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Agriculture
We expect a general downtrend in agriculturalcommodity prices for the rest this year. According toall weather simulation models monitored by the US
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) the current La Niña episode will be overbefore the summer. If so it should result in fallingsector risk premiums and facilitate upwardrevisions to production estimates. Our long termbearish view is partly offset in the short term by lowinventories and potential further weatherdisturbances from the diminishing effects of La Niñaas well as other normal variations. Rallies arehowever likely to be short lived as they would facestrong headwinds from demand destruction on e.g.lower industrial use. In the longer term, weakeremerging market growth on high food prices would
be a negative influence. There are several historicalexamples of fluctuating La Niña events becomingstronger following weaker periods. Under currentcircumstances a similar development could havevery severe consequences. However, there are noindications of such a trend at present.
Russia is likely to extend its grain export ban for severalmonths due to relatively low wheat inventories. Thecurrent prohibition ends on June 30 and could beextended initially until October. If wheat spring plantingis disturbed it may then be extended into 2012. As Russia
is a major grain exporter this would have a somewhatbullish impact on the grain market. Ukraine hasprolonged grain export quotas to July 1 but increasedthem somewhat.
As the two most extreme examples of the effects of theLa Niña weather rally, this year’s fundamental outlook forcotton and sugar appears much improved. The Braziliansugar harvest has already begun to relieve very tightmarket inventories. Further, the production outlook isvery positive with a potential record crop in Thailand, thesecond largest exporter after Brazil. Concerning cotton, asharp rise in cotton acreage worldwide is expected inresponse to current high prices. In addition, the Chinesegovernment has taken measures to stimulate furtherplanting by announcing plans to rebuild strategicinventories at a guaranteed minimum price.
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AgricultureCornCornCornCorn Corn priceCorn priceCorn priceCorn price
(CBOT, ¢/bu, front month, weekly closing)
• The price of corn is currently supported by tight
inventories, potential US planting delays due to wet
weather and strong Chinese feed demand.• Ethanol demand remains strong due to high oil prices.
• According to last month’s USDA WASDE report, global
corn ending stock estimates rose to 71.0 days supply inMarch, some 24% below the 10-year average.
• According to the USDA Prospective Planting report,2011/12 corn acreage will increase while the QuarterlyGrain Stocks report confirmed the lowest inventory levelsince 2007.
• Fundamentally, we regard prospects for corn as the
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• Dry weather on the US Great Plains continues to hamper
winter crop development and could potentially delayspring planting.
• The extension of the Ukrainian grain export ban and thepossible extension of the Russian also provide support.
• According to last month’s USDA WASDE report, global
wheat ending stock estimates rose to 96.9 days ofsupply in March, some 3% above the 10-year average.
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According to the USDA Prospective Planting report,2011/2012 wheat acreage will rise while the QuarterlyGrain Stocks report confirmed relatively comfortableinventories.
• Fundamentally, we believe the outlook for wheat is the
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northern Brazil (delaying the harvest with potential
negative effects on yield) and by strong Asian demand.• According to last month’s USDA WASDE report, global
wheat ending stock estimates rose to 81.4 days of supplyin March, some 1% above the 10-year average.
• According to the USDA Prospective Planting report, a
slightly lower but still near record high acreage ofsoybeans will be planted in 2011/2012. The QuarterlyGrain Stocks report was slightly below expectations.
• We consider soybeans fundamentals stronger wheat’s
but weaker than corn’s.
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AgricultureCornCornCornCorn futures curvefutures curvefutures curvefutures curve(CBOT, ¢/bu)
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Commodity related economic indicatorsEUROZONE Current Date Previous Date NextIndustrial production (%, YoY) 6,2 2011-01-31 8,9 2010-12-31 2011-04-13
Industrial production (%, MoM) 0,0 2011-01-31 0,3 2010-12-31 2011-04-13
Capacity utilization (%, sa) 80,0 2011-03-31 78,1 2010-12-31
Manufacturing PMI 57,5 2011-03-31 59,0 2011-02-28 2011-04-26
Real GDP (%, YoY) 2,0 2010-12-31 1,9 2010-09-30 2011-04-06
Real GDP (%, QoQ, sa) 0,3 2010-12-31 0,3 2010-09-30 2011-04-06
CPI (%, YoY) 2,4 2011-02-28 2,3 2011-01-31 2011-04-15
CPI (%, MoM) 0,4 2011-02-28 -0,7 2011-01-31 2011-04-15
Consumer confidence -10,6 2011-03-31 -10,0 2011-02-28 2011-04-18
USA
Industrial production (%, YoY) 5,8 2011-02-28 6,0 2011-01-31
Industrial production (%, MoM) 0,0 2011-02-28 0,2 2011-01-31 2011-04-15
Capacity utilization (%) 77,0 2011-02-28 77,1 2011-01-31 2011-04-15
Manufacturing PMI 61,2 2011-03-31 61,4 2011-02-28 2011-05-02
Real GDP (%, YoY) 2,8 2010-12-31 3,2 2010-09-30
Real GDP (%, QoQ, saar) 3,1 2010-12-31 2,6 2010-09-30 2011-04-28
CPI (%, MoM) 2,1 2011-02-28 1,6 2011-01-31 2011-04-15
CPI (%, MoM, sa) 0,5 2011-02-28 0,4 2011-01-31 2011-04-15
OECD Composite Leading Indicator 103,2 2011-01-31 102,5 2010-12-31
Consumer confidence (Michigan) 67,5 2011-03-31 77,5 2011-02-28 2011-04-15
Nonfarm payrolls (net change, sa, ‘000) 216 2011-03-31 194 2011-02-28 2011-05-06
JAPAN
Industrial production (%, YoY, nsa) 2,8 2011-02-28 3,5 2011-01-31 2011-04-15
Industrial production (%, MoM, sa) 0,4 2011-02-28 1,3 2011-01-31 2011-04-15
Capacity utilization (%, sa) 92,5 2011-01-31 89,3 2010-12-31
Manufacturing PMI 46,4 2011-03-31 52,9 2011-02-28
Real GDP (%, YoY, nsa) 2,2 2010-12-31 4,9 2010-09-30
Real GDP (%, QoQ, sa) -0,3 2010-12-31 0,8 2010-09-30 2011-05-19
CPI (%, YoY) -0,3 2011-03-31 -0,1 2011-02-28 2011-04-28
CPI (%, MoM) -0,1 2011-02-28 -0,2 2011-01-31
OECD Composite Leading Indicator 104,7 2011-01-31 103,9 2010-12-31
Consumer confidence 40,7 2011-02-28 41,1 2011-01-31 2011-04-19
CHINAIndustrial production (%, YoY) 14,9 2011-02-28 13,5 2010-12-31 2011-04-15
Manufacturing PMI 53,4 2011-03-31 52,2 2011-02-28 2011-05-01
Real GDP (%, YoY) 9,8 2010-12-31 9,6 2010-09-30 2011-04-15
CPI (%, YoY) 4,9 2011-02-28 4,9 2011-01-31 2011-04-15
OECD Composite Leading Indicator 101,6 2011-01-31 101,7 2010-12-31
Consumer confidence 99,6 2011-02-28 99,9 2011-01-31
Bank lending (%, YoY) 17,7 2011-02-28 18,5 2011-01-31
Fixed asset investment (%, YoY) 23,8 2010-12-31 24,0 2010-09-30
OTHER
OECD Area Comp. Leading Indicator 103,1 2011-01-31 102,8 2010-12-31
Global manufacturing PMI 55,8 2011-03-31 57,4 2011-02-28
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PerformanceClosing YTD
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UBS Bloomberg CMCI Index (TR) 1466,57 7,7 0,7 7,7 30,3 53,4
UBS Bloomberg CMCI Index (ER) 1379,75 7,6 0,7 7,6 30,1 38,5
UBS Bloomberg CMCI Index (PI) 1746,05 7,8 0,6 7,8 34,0 84,0
UBS B. CMCI Energy Index (PI) 1694,32 17,6 5,1 17,6 27,4 46,3
UBS B. CMCI Industrial Metals Index (PI) 1320,09 2,4 -3,2 2,4 12,8 57,1
UBS B. CMCI Precious Metals Index (PI) 2220,21 2,7 0,9 2,7 34,7 148,5
UBS B. CMCI Agriculture Index (PI) 1995,43 1,5 -1,8 1,5 61,2 117,8
Baltic Dry Index 1520,00 -15,3 20,4 -15,3 -49,2 -39,1
Crude Oil (NYMEX, WTI, $/b) 107,94 18,1 8,3 18,1 27,2 62,0
Crude Oil (ICE, Brent, $/b) 118,70 25,3 2,8 25,3 41,3 80,1
Aluminum (LME, $/t) 2631,00 6,5 0,8 6,5 11,9 6,5
Copper (LME, $/t) 9360,00 -2,5 -5,1 -2,5 18,7 73,7
Nickel (LME, $/t) 25600,00 3,4 -11,0 3,4 2,2 67,9
Zinc (LME, $/t) 2390,00 -2,6 -5,0 -2,6 -0,5 -9,6
Steel (LME, Mediterranean, $/t) 555,00 -2,6 0,0 -2,6 -6,7 N/A
Gold (COMEX, $/ozt) 1428,10 0,5 -0,2 0,5 26,9 145,5
Corn (CBOT, ¢/bu) 736,00 17,0 1,2 17,0 113,6 211,9
Wheat (CBOT, ¢/bu) 759,50 -4,4 -2,1 -4,4 67,0 118,4
Soybeans (CBOT, ¢/bu) 1393,75 0,0 1,9 0,0 48,0 143,9Sources: Bloomberg, SEB Commodity Research
Major upcoming commodity eventsDate Source
Department of Energy, US inventory data Wednesdays, 16:30 CET www.eia.doe.gov
American Petroleum Institute, US inventory data Tuesdays, 22:30 CET www.api.org
CFTC, Commitment of Traders Fridays, 21:30 CET www.cftc.gov
US Department of Agriculture, Crop Progress Mondays, 22.00 CET www.usda.gov
International Energy Agency, Oil Market Report April 12 www.oilmarketreport.com
OPEC, Oil Market Report April 12 www.opec.org
Department of Energy, Short Term Energy Outlook April 12 www.eia.doe.gov
US Department of Agriculture, WASDE April 8 www.usda.gov
International Grains Council, Grain Market Report April 20 www.igc.org.uk
OPEC ordinary meeting, Vienna, Austria June 8 www.opec.orgSources: Bloomberg, SEB Commodity Research
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Bjarne Schieldrop, Chief Commodity [email protected]
+47 9248 9230
Filip Petersson, Commodity [email protected]
+46 8 506 230 47