1- #ConnectingTheDots Commodities/Oil & Gas

We are currently in the ~4th inning of an economic slowdown
2- Many lead indicators point to significant contraction ahead

h/t @MichaelKantro
3- The world economy's last bastion, the US Consumer, shows signs of weakness

This is likely driven by lower income groups who used up their savings
4- In China, Covid will suffocate economic activity for most of the winter

We are at the beginning of a big wave that likely peaks in 4-6 weeks

Chinese mobility very likely declines from here
5- Meanwhile, the market perceives US monetary policy to have softened

This lead to a sell off in the US Dollar and US Treasuries that seems to near its end

J Powell speaks on the 30th November, what do you think he'll say?
brookings.edu/events/federal…
6- Oil & Gas and commodities may be secular winners over the next 5-10 years, but they remain highly cyclical industries

Recently, they diverged significantly from their underlying cyclical trends
7- $XLE $XME $SXPP are well-owned with many "believers". This creates downside risk as economic realities set in

Short term, I see much downside for these sectors

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Nov 9
1- Thread on the US Debt Ceiling

The US has a constitutional limit on its indebtedness, currently set at $31.38bn

We are currently ~$200bn away from that, to likely hit the ceiling by early December
2- Janet Yellen has scheduled ~$500bn debt issuance between now and Dec 31st. So the ceiling needs to be increased

This requires approval by both Senate and House

Votes are still counted, but since yesterday Republicans likely are the House majority
3- Previous statements by leading Republicans make clear they want to block a debt ceiling increase

This is simply political theatre, to extract concessions from Democrats, like a reduction in spending

washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…
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Oct 31
1- The US Treasury issued its borrowing guidance for Q4

As in Q3, again higher, an increase of 37%, from $400bn to $550bn
home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…
2- The 2023 outlook for government finances darkens quickly, for the following reasons

- Slowing economy and lower asset prices (cap gains tax)
- Higher interest rates
- Higher labor costs for gov staff

3- In my view, this is likely solved by both (1) higher taxes and (2) some form of yield curve control to keep long-term rates in check

The UK leads the way: BOE excludes long-term rates from QT, and Conservative PM Sunak works on higher taxes

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Oct 27
1- Checking in on the #Cyclical economy:

Inventories remain bloated and keep growing
2- So new orders continue to fall off a cliff

Chart from Richmond Fed survey - outlook 6 months from now
3- With less business, hiring and wage growth decline, latter from high levels
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1- #ConnectingTheDots Checking on the US Consumer

Today we got Initial Jobless Claims, a lead datapoint for the evolution of Unemployment

They went DOWN
2- Near-term credit card data suggests spending HELD UP through September - no sign of any deceleration at all
3- This is corroborated by recent trends in airfares...
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Sep 28
1- #UK After their explosive move, gilt yields reached an unsustainable level
2- A 4-5% yield is simply too HIGH for both public (see chart) and private sector debt

Neither the government nor households will be able to pay these rates
3- With every day, this realisation dawns more on UK citizens

The press reflects their pain, they are ANGRY. Today's newspapers are full of stories like this one 👇
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Sep 23
1- If you follow me you know I am an “inflationista“ - nevertheless the following deflationary trends are worth highlighting today:

- Oil -6%
- US Nat Gas -4% (power)
- DXY +1.2% (cheaper imports)
- Wheat -3%
- 1yr inflation expectations -6.8%
- 2yr real rates at 2% (!)
2- Markets evolve around narrative, and a positive narrative could now emerge a la “the Fed medicine is WORKING“

This of course glosses over the fact that inflation is deeply tied to labor market imbalances - savings eg from lower gasoline prices are then spent elsewhere
3- But narratives are mental constructs that investors fit to price action, they can be wrong and still find traction

My sense remains that markets feel panicky and everyone sees a crash

The narrative I outlined could drive the reversal, along a local top in US bond yields
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