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Safe haven assets rally on the news of US air strikes against Syria

Safe haven assets rally on the news of US air strikes against Syria

ETF Securities Weekly Flows Analysis – Safe haven assets rally on the news of US air strikes against Syria

  • Gold ETPs recorded US$42m of inflows last week as tensions escalate between the US and Russia.
  • Investors took profits on oil as prices rose over 3% on production outages and US military strikes in Syria.
  • Investors increased their long position into EUR ETPs as Eurozone recovery gains momentum.

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Investors poured US$42m into long gold ETPs as sentiment turned bearish following the launch of US missiles strikes on Syria in response to the chemical attack. In turn, Russian President Putin condemned the US air strikes on Syria and suspended its agreement with the US to avoid hostile standoffs in the Syrian airspace. The escalation of tensions between the US and Russia led gold price to rise 1.7% to US$1,270 an ounce on the news, the highest level since last November, posting a 10% increase year-to-date. What’s more, the 10yr US Treasuries yield is down 3bps to 2.31% also reflecting defensive strategies and a weaker-than-expected US employment report (nonfarm payrolls came at 98k versus a consensus of 180k).

After five consecutive weeks of inflows, crude oil ETPs saw US$19m of outflows as investors secure profits. The unexpected rise of US inventory by 1.6m barrels was not enough to offset the positive price-effect from the current production outages in the North Sea and Canada. Besides, oil prices jumped as much as 2% in intra-day trade in reaction to the news of US military strikes on Syria. We believe that was an overreaction as Syria is not a significant producer of oil. Market concerns may be more centered around how Syria’s allies such as Russia and Iran will react. But with Iran able to increase production while other OPEC members are cutting. Russia is still far from cutting production back enough to meet its obligations under the OPEC/non- OPEC deal. We see a short-term correction to oil prices after the knee-jerk reaction to this missile strike.

Industrial metals ETPs saw US$11m of inflows reflecting stronger global macroeconomic data. Industrial metals prices found support from improving economic data and rising stock markets. However, metals prices edged down slightly after the news of US air strikes on Syria, reflecting the rotation from cyclicals to defensive assets.

Last week there was US$18.8m of outflows from short EUR ETPs, while long EUR ETPs saw US$3.2m in inflows. Investors’ sentiment toward the euro may be edging upward after ECB President Draghi stated that “the recovery is progressing and now may be gaining momentum” at a conference at Frankfurt’s Goethe University last Thursday.

This week. The G7 foreign ministers will hold a press conference on Tuesday after the publication of UK inflation (Mar) and Germany ZEW survey (Apr). A strong Chinese trade report for March (Thu) will further support cyclicals. US and UK markets closed for Good Friday.

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No change in the Fed’s dot plot boosts gold prices

No change in the Fed’s dot plot boosts gold prices

ETF Securities Weekly Flows Analysis – No change in the Fed’s dot plot boosts gold prices   

  • Strong inflows into precious metals ETPs (US$99mn) after no change in the Fed’s dot-plot.
  • Inflows into crude oil intensified last week as US stocks drop.
  • Investors took profits on EUR gains after the Dutch elections results.
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No change in the Fed’s dot-plot boost precious metals. US$84.5mn of inflows into gold ETPs last week reversed the prior two weeks of outflows (US$71mn). As expected, the Fed raised interest rates by 25bps. However, the Fed left its so called dot-plot (its own estimate of where interest rates will end up) unchanged with three rate hikes this year, followed by another three in 2018. Its forecasts for growth and inflation were broadly unchanged. The more dovish-than-expected outlook lead the US dollar and yields on 10-yr US Treasuries to fall significantly, supporting gold price. Gold prices rose 1.7% following the Fed’s announcement. We expect the gold price to increase by 5 to 6% by mid-year, but decline toward current levels by year end.

Inflows into crude oil intensified last week as US stocks drop. We saw a second consecutive week of inflows into crude oil ETPs of US$60.5mn (after US$10mn the week before). Oil prices are recovering after US crude oil inventory were slightly reduced last week, for the first time since early January. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has announced willingness to extend production curbs in the second half of the year if global stocks remain above the five-year average.

Investors took profits on long EUR ETPs. We saw a reduction on long positions on EUR ETPs (US$26mn) and an increase in short EUR ETPs (US$23mn) after the euro appreciated 1.6% since the latest ECB meeting on March 9th on the back of expectations that the ECB will adopt a less accommodative policy stance. Meanwhile, the defeat of the far-right Eurosceptic candidate Geert Wilders in the Dutch elections also removed downward pressures on the Euro. We expect the Euro to appreciate by roughly 3% toward mid-year.

Positive economic surprise from China and a weaker US dollar support metal prices. We saw US$51mn of inflows into industrial metals ETPs including US$29mn inflows into copper ETPs after positive economic surprises from China. Both Chinese industrial production and fixed asset investments for February beat expectations, rising 6.3%yoy and 8.9%yoy from 6.0%yoy and 8.3%yoy in January respectively.

This week. March Flash PMIs for the Eurozone, US and Japan will provide investors a gauge for economic activity in the final month of the first quarter. Speeches by Fed Chair, Yellen and dissenting committee voter, Kashkari will be followed for hints of further dovishness.

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Morgane Delledonne, Fixed Income Strategist 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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