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Commodity turning point echoed by commodity basket inflows

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Commodity ETP Weekly – Commodity turning point echoed by commodity basket inflows

  • A shortened trading week saw oil and most industrial metals prices increase as investors become more confident that we are close to the trough in the commodity market. Flows into our commodity baskets echo this sentiment.
  • Gold, viewed a defensive asset that performs poorly in higher real rate environments, saw a second consecutive week
    of outflows. We believe that such pessimism for the metal could be misplaced.
  • Despite some optimism expressed in the market last week, we doubt OPEC will change course at its meeting on
    Friday.

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More investors return to commodity markets. ETFS Longer Dated All Commodities GO UCITS ETF (COMF) received US$24.2mn last week in an indication that more investors are convinced that commodities have hit a turning point. Year-to-date inflows into diversified commodity baskets have risen to US$429.2mn this year, compared to US$206.1mn in 2014, US$53.5mn in 2013 and an outflow of 21.6mn in 2012. We have observed clear signs that a turning point is in sight for the beleaguered asset class. The prolonged period of underperformance has driven miners, smelters, drillers and other resource extractors to cut capital expenditure (capex), sowing the seeds for supply tightness in years to come. The cuts to capex are already biting into supply and it is a matter of time before there is a price-response.

Gold ETP outflows rise to US$75.5mn, marking a 15-week high. As the first Federal Reserve rate hike in nine years approaches, many investors are turned off the metal given its historic negative relation with long-term US Treasury yields. However, we would caution that tightening short-term interest rates may not simply translate in higher long-term nominal rates given the role of Treasuries as a policy tool, which could limit the downside for prices. Inflation on the other hand could rise more rapidly than widely expected. The simple rolling out of the base-effect from lower commodity prices a year ago is likely to push headline inflation from 0.2% in October 2015 to 1.5% by January 2016. Real Treasury yields could therefore remain depressed. We have observed that in previous rate hiking cycles (when rates are increased from very low levels) that the US Dollar actually depreciated (contrary to conventional thinking). If history is any guide to the future, gold and commodities in general could perform well when rate rise fears crystalise.

Oil ETPs see continued inflows ahead of OPEC meeting. We received a further US$16.8mn of inflows into long Brent and WTI oil ETPs. WTI gained 6.2%, while Brent gained 2.9% as Saudi Arabia softened it tone on encouraging the world’s high cost producers to cut back on production. However, we don’t read its recent comments as an indication it will push for OPEC supply cuts this week. In fact we believe that Saudi Arabia won’t end the price war until it sees non-OPEC supply cut severely (which will be price positive) or it has run out of fiscal might (the latter will be some time in 2018).

Key events to watch this week. We will see if Draghi delivers on recent rhetoric about further loosening when the ECB meet this week. Meanwhile US payrolls numbers and Yellen’s testimony to congress will likely consolidate rate rise expectations set for the December 15/16 FOMC meeting. China manufacturing PMIs will be closely watched as a barometer for commodity demand. The RBA and BoC policy meetings this week could shed light on how the commodity exporting countries are faring under the strain of low prices.

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Commodities back on the agenda

Commodities back on the agenda

Commodity ETP Weekly – Commodities back on the agenda

•    Inflows into commodity baskets rose to a 16-month high.
•    Gold inflows rose to an 11-week high.
•    Inflows of US$8.7mn into ETFS Daily Short Copper (SCOP) rise to a two year high.
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• Strong inflows into commodity ETPs indicate that commodities are once again an appealing asset class for investors. Inflows into both broad baskets and individual commodities indicate the breadth of interest.
•  Underpinning new commodity optimism in the sector is large cuts to capital spending in mining, smelting and drilling which should restrict the supply of commodities, helping to lift price.
•  Not all investors are bullish as indicated by the flows into gold and short commodity ETPs, as investors remain somewhat polarised on the outlook for global growth.

Inflows into commodity baskets rose to a 16-month high. After spending the last few years as a neglected asset class, commodities are making a come-back in investor portfolios. Inflows last week into ETFS Longer Dated All Commodities GO UCITS ETF (COMF) of US$ 26.2mn, ETFS EUR Daily Hedged All Commodities DJ-UBS EDSM (EALL) of US$8.6mn and ETFS Ex Agriculture and Livestock (XFRM) of US$5.7mn bought flows into diversified baskets to the highest level since July 2014. Baskets are typically popular with investors that have a long/medium term bullish outlook on the sector as a whole without taking a specific call on individual commodities. Underpinning new optimism in the sector is large cuts to capital spending in mining, smelting and drilling which should restrict the supply of commodities, helping to lift price. While developing market manufacturing purchasing manager indices (PMIs) appear subdued, their developed market counterparts remain resilient. German, US, Euro Area and even Chinese Caixin PMIs, released last week, all came in above expectations, indicating potential upside surprise for commodity demand. A strong jobs report from the US last Friday indicates that the growth environment remains supportive enough for a rate hike. This important precondition is likely to limit the downside for commodities from rising rates.

Gold inflows rose to an 11-week high. Marking the seventh consecutive week of flows, investors continued to increase their allocation to gold. Last week’s inflows of US$82.6mn came despite gold prices falling 3.7% in the week to Thursday (-4.7% in the week to Friday) and prospects for a rising real rate environment (typically seen to cap gains for the metal). We believe that the gold inflows indicate that gold as a portfolio and monetary hedge is making a come-back. Gold as a defensive asset often underperforms in times of cyclical bullishness, but acts as a counterweight to negative shocks. The timing of the flows indicate that some investors remain concerned about the economic outlook and the potential for further monetary stimulus to be enacted.

Inflows of US$8.7mn into ETFS Daily Short Copper (SCOP) rise to a two-year high. Lingering concern over the robustness of the Chinese outlook appears to be driving bearish sentiment toward industrial metals. However, the view remains polarised, with long copper ETPs receiving the first inflows in three weeks, totalling US$5mn.

Key events to watch this week. Chinese industrial production data and Euro Area GDP figures will give investors a gauge for how demand for commodities in some of the world’s largest economies is faring, and has the potential to clear up some of the recent ambiguity in growth indicators.

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Nitesh Shah, Research Analyst at ETF Securities provides an analysis of last week’s performance, flow and trading activity in commodity exchange traded products and a look at the week ahead.

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This is a strictly privileged and confidential communication between ETFS UK and its selected client. This communication contains information addressed only to a specific individual and is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person other than the named addressee. This communication (i) is provided for informational purposes only, (ii) should not be construed in any manner as any solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or any related financial instruments, and (iii) should not be construed in any manner as a public offer of any securities or any related financial instruments. If you are not the named addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this communication. Please notify the sender immediately if you have mistakenly received this communication. When being made within Italy, this communication is for the exclusive use of the ”qualified investors” and its circulation among the public is prohibited.

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This document may contain independent market commentary prepared by ETFS UK based on publicly available information. ETFS UK does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy or correctness of any information contained herein and any opinions related to product or market activity may change. Any third party data providers used to source the information in this communication make no warranties or representation of any kind relating to such data.

Any historical performance included in this document may be based on back testing. Back tested performance is purely hypothetical and is provided in this document solely for informational purposes. Back tested data does not represent actual performance and should not be interpreted as an indication of actual or future performance.

Historical performance is not an indication of or a guide to future performance.

The information contained in this communication is neither an offer for sale nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. This communication should not be used as the basis for any investment decision.

ETFS UK is required by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (”FCA”) to clarify that it is not acting for you in any way in relation to the investment or investment activity to which this communication relates. In particular, ETFS UK will not provide any investment services to you and or advise you on the merits of, or make any recommendation to you in relation to, the terms of any transaction. No representative of ETFS UK is authorised to behave in any way which would lead you to believe otherwise. ETFS UK is not, therefore, responsible for providing you with the protections afforded to its clients and you should seek your own independent legal, investment and tax or other advice as you see fit.

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