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Real Assets: Commodities
— Volatility within the oil market continues. Last
week, crude oil bounced off of its lowest level
($28.35/barreff since 2003 and moved above the
key psychological 530/barrel barrier. A report that
Russia was ready to negotiate with OPEC to cut
production helped support prices.
— However, as optimism on Russia's actions faded,
crude oil posted its worst two-day decline
(-11.1%) since March 2009 (Monday & Tuesday).
— With NYMEX crude oil shorts remaining near a
record high, financial positioning will continue to
foster volatility in the oil markets in the near term
as any news may drive sharp price moves.
— However, as prices remain depressed, we do not
believe that the current output level of U.S.
producers is sustainable over the long term. As
of January 29, U.S. production has fallen only 4%
since its record high in June 2015 while rig
counts have fallen over 60% since their peak.
— Given unsustainable production levels, we
believe that oil production will begin to come
offline. As it does, we believe that crude prices
will rise to 550/barrel by year-end 2016.
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Figure 3: NYMEX Crude Oil Shorts
Source. FactSet. Deutsche Bank Wealth Management.
Data as of January 29. 2016.
— As U.S. economic data has been weaker than
expected and the Citigroup Economic Surprise
Index has fallen to an eight month low, the
futures market has shifted and is not pricing in an
additional Fed rate hike until 2017 at the earliest.
As a result, the Dollar Index is on pace to post its
worst week since May 2009.
— We believe that this move in the USD is
overdone and given the strong labor market and
expectation for a moderate rise in growth and
inflation, there is still justification for the Fed to
continue raising rates this year (our estimate is
two rate hikes).
— In addition, the BoJ's decision to adopt a
negative interest rate policy and the likelihood of
additional policy measures by the ECB in the
coming months should support the USD as the
policy divergence continues.
— We expect the USD to strength to .95 against the
EUR and 125 against the JPY by year-end 2016.
Deutsche Bank
Wealth Management
February 5, 2016
CONFIDENTIAL -
CONFIDENTIAL
Focus of the week
Commodities: As crude oil shorts remain near
record highs, volatility in the oil market will
continue.
Global FX: Diverging monetary policy will
continue to be a tailwind for USD strength in
2016.
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