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Impact of the EU Referendum

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14 juni, 2016

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Market Insight – Foreign Exchange – Impact of the EU Referendum

Brexit possibility rekindled

After the “Remain” camp took a seemingly unassailable lead in voting polls towards the end of May, a bout of Sterling strength reflected market relief as a degree of uncertainty was removed from the upcoming vote. However, this reprieve turned out to be short lived, as six out of eight of the latest polls have shown the “Leave” camp ahead with an average lead of three percentage points (Source: FT Brexit poll tracker), rekindling investor concerns and stressing the considerable stakes at risk on June 23rd. Interestingly, average gambling odds (sample of 24 bookmakers analysed) have put the likelihood of a “Brexit” at around 30%, but this is unlikely to provide much comfort to market participants with assets to protect (see Figure 1). With a US interest rate hike looking increasingly unlikely this month, the EU referendum is the biggest event in the calendar and preparing portfolios adequately will be top of the agenda for investors. Below, we look at the primary assets that are likely to be impacted by the either outcome of the vote.

Sterling – Direct exposure

In the event of a “Brexit” the most immediate impact is likely to play out on currency markets, with the Sterling likely to see significant moves in either direction. Recently, the Sterling has been the clearest barometer of the market’s concerns over a “Brexit” scenario, having already fallen 9.1% since mid-November (on a trade weighted basis). The largest consideration over the decision to leave is the uncertain impact that it will have on the UK’s trading relationship with the EU, the largest consumer of its exports (EU accounts for 47% of UK exports, Source: ONS). Various scenarios outlined in academic studies by PWC, Oxford Economics and the Centre for Economic Progress (CEP) all predict UK trade to be adversely impacted by a decision to leave the EU, explaining why the Sterling is likely to be the primary victim should a “Brexit” materialise. As a vote to leave would be the first decision of its kind, market forecasts over the extent of a Sterling fall are disparate, ranging from 12% by the Treasury to over 20% by some sell-side analysts, such as Credit Suisse.

A “Remain” outcome would see postponed investment projects recommence and consumer/business confidence surge, offering potential support for the Sterling from current depressed levels. The UK’s strong reliance on its financial sector and large current account deficit makes the Sterling vulnerable to market volatility, but also means that the currency rallies when uncertain events pass or bouts of market instability abate (see Figure 2, EU referendum unveils Sterling opportunity).

UK equities – Financials and Real Estate vulnerable

For UK equities the outcome of the vote is likely to affect performance along multiple avenues. For the large firms that comprise the FTSE 100 index, a much smaller portion of revenues are generated in the UK compared to the broader FTSE 250 index. A “Brexit” scenario could provide a competitive boost for larger, more internationally focused firms through a weaker Sterling, but may hurt smaller enterprises that generate revenues domestically. In addition, for equity sectors that are vulnerable to the vote’s impact on the regulation of foreign activities and consumer confidence, like those in Financials and Real Estate, the outcome could spur significant moves.

Gold – Traditional hedge

Gold has traditionally been viewed as a safe haven investment, offering protection during periods of elevated uncertainty and market turbulence (see Figure 3). A vote to “Leave” is the result associated with the most uncertainty, and therefore is likely to see the market’s appetite for safe haven assets increase, which could be a supportive factor for the yellow metal. However, the gold price is less likely to experience a sharp reaction should the status quo in the UK be maintained, with investors instead turning their attention back to the US for any indications from the US Federal Reserve of further monetary tightening.

*All figures quoted are sourced from Bloomberg unless stated otherwise.

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“A single search query on Chat GPT consumes around 1500% more energy than a simple search google search. The overall energy amounts are marginal on their own. Even taken in aggregate, it is a blip in terms of total global energy demand. However, it is illustrative of the potential big increases in electricity demand that will come from the AI revolution.

“Over the past 20 years, the US has seen its electricity demand stagnate. While its economy has grown, it has been able to avoid the need to add electricity generation thanks to efficiency savings. But this is now changing, and a big reason is the boom in data centre demand, with AI datacentre demand in particular.

“For example, Virginia has one of the densest clusters of data centres in the US. Dominion, the utility company servicing the state, had previously forecast net energy to increase by 2.9% between 2022 and 2037. Now they forecast a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 4.4% between 2023 and 2028, principally due to energy demand from data centres. Similar patterns can be expected across the country.

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“Nuclear energy will provide a key role in supplying the electricity for this expected boom in electricity demand, particularly given its zero-carbon credentials. We’ve already seen Amazon purchase a data centre situated next to a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania for Amazon Web Services.

“With more nuclear energy generation, uranium will see greater demand. The uranium market is already tight with forecast deficits of supply vs demand. Primary uranium mine supply is significantly trailing demand, with a cumulative forecasted supply shortfall of approximately 1.5 billion pounds by 2040. This added component will put more pressure on the uranium price, to the benefit of the miners.

“But generating electricity is only one part of the story. At the same time, getting the electricity generated by nuclear energy to the end user requires transmission. That requires a lot of copper. A build of new data centres will require a buildout of copper-intensive transmission lines.

“As with uranium, the copper market is facing a supply deficit. Copper will be a key metal in the energy transition, with 2.5x more copper wiring in an EV vs a conventional car, while solar panels and wind turbines require grid expansions and upgrades. The additional demand for copper from the AI revolution and data centre build up simply adds to this.”

HANetf is the issuer of the Sprott Uranium Miners UCITS ETF (U3O8), Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF (U8NJ) and the Sprott Copper Miners ESG-Screened UCITS ETF (ASWD).

Gold’s curious rally

“Gold has hit several new all-time-highs this year, breaching $2,431/oz. This has been driven by central bank buying, geopolitical-driven safe-haven buying, emerging market investment demand, as well as anticipation around forthcoming Federal Reserve rate cuts, albeit with declining expectations regarding the latter.

“But it is worth looking into some of these drivers themselves. Let’s start with anticipated rate cuts. Gold looks more attractive when interest rates are low or expected to be cut. Gold is a non-yielding asset, so it becomes more attractive the lower yields are on other assets such as bonds. So, with the year starting with expectations of several Federal Reserve rate cuts, gold came into focus.

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“There are several reasons for this. First, the geopolitical climate is increasingly top of mind for investors. The war in Ukraine continues and we’ve seen a potentially dramatic escalation in the Middle East with Israel and Iran launching missile attacks on one another.

“At the same time, we’ve continued to see central banks buying gold for their reserves. This has principally, but not only, been driven by China. This is geopolitics related, as many see the Chinese central bank’s gold buying being driven by a movement among the BRICS countries towards de-dollarisation. But a key point here is that central banks are a potentially less price-sensitive buyer – their demand is driven by other strategic considerations.

“But while gold has rallied, gold ETF and ETC investors have been absent. This is not how it usually works. Inflows into gold ETFs and ETCs have historically been fairly well correlated with the gold price, but this year a gap opened up. US and European investors were selling gold while the price went up. However, latest data from the World Gold Council now shows that in March, there were slight positive inflows in gold ETFs among American investors. Europeans were still selling, but the uptick in gold ETFs in the US does potentially suggest a trend change.”

HANetf is issuer of The Royal Mint Responsibly Sourced Physical Gold ETC (RM8U) and AuAg ESG Gold Mining UCITS ETF (ESGO).

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