APAC Investment Strategy, Animal Spirits Report

Paul M. Kitney, PhD

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<h2><strong>Executive Summary</strong></h2><ol>
<li>OPEC production cut plan supports our macro thesis of an oil-led, inflation expectations uplift.</li>
<li>Our original WTI peak base effect was +20 percent YOY. Now based on end-September oil it is +40 percent.</li>
<li>Our bullish case for EM is in large part based on improved pricing power in energy and material sectors.</li>
<li>OPEC action assists supply rebalance and steepens the path for inflation expectations and Fed action.</li>
<li>Strong oil supports our yield-based bullish view on banks and insurers.</li>
</ol><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/013/995/original/animal_spirits3.png?1475197603" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="13995"></figure><h2>Oil</h2>…

Executive Summary
OPEC production cut plan supports our macro thesis of an oil-led, inflation expectations uplift.
Our original WTI peak base effect was +20 percent YOY. Now based on end-September oil it is +40 percent.
Our bullish case for EM is in large part based on improved pricing power in energy and material sectors.
OPEC action assists supply rebalance and steepens the path for inflation expectations and Fed action.
Strong oil supports our yield-based bullish view on banks and insurers.
Oil…

ANIMAL SPIRITS Update: OPEC Fuels Base Effect - Oil, Inflation & The Fed, Yields, Financials and EM

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst, Investics Research

Sameer Taneja

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst

Investics Research

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>With ongoing <a href="https://www.afr.com/world/asia/no-credible-exit-china-takes-on-bhp-to-reorder-a-276b-market-20260402-p5zl0f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">restrictions on BHP products by the CMRG,</a> China continues to stockpile iron ore, with port inventories exceeding 47 days (~165 million tons). </li>
<li>As a result, imports from China are up 10% YoY to 210 million tons for Jan-Feb, and are likely to remain strong with ramp-ups by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rio-tinto-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13:1" rel="noopener">(RIO AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vale-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23731:1" rel="noopener">(VALE US)</a>. </li>
<li>With steel production stabilizing and apparent demand at -5.6% YoY (coupled with restocking), it is likely that iron ore prices will hold up in the 100-110 USD/ton range till Q3.</li>
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With ongoing restrictions on BHP products by the CMRG, China continues to stockpile iron ore, with port inventories exceeding 47 days (~165 million tons). 
As a result, imports from China are up 10% YoY to 210 million tons for Jan-Feb, and are likely to remain strong with ramp-ups by (RIO AU) and (VALE US). 
With steel production stabilizing and apparent demand at -5.6% YoY (coupled with restocking), it is likely that iron ore prices will hold up in the 100-110 USD/ton range till Q3.


Iron Ore: China Steel Demand Stabilizes, Port Stocking Continues Unabated

Transport Sector, China and Asia-focused Research

Charles De Trenck

<p>Oil symbolically broke $40 to the downside US time Monday, though many stocks last week stubbornly refused to read the tea leaves from the physical market continuing to break down.  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/12491" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12491:1">Freeport Mcmoran Inc (FCX US)</a>, for its part, was lucky and managed to announce a US$1.5bn common stock offering to continue delevering its B/S. But where does this commodities complex correction lead us from here? What is the most likely pattern to test for?</p><p>I think we need to be ready for a test to the downside and…</p>

Oil symbolically broke $40 to the downside US time Monday, though many stocks last week stubbornly refused to read the tea leaves from the physical market continuing to break down.  Freeport Mcmoran Inc (FCX US), for its part, was lucky and managed to announce a US$1.5bn common stock offering to continue delevering its B/S. But where does this commodities complex correction lead us from here? What is the most likely pattern to test for?I think we need to be ready for a test to the downside and…

Is The Commodities Complex Breaking Down All Over Again?

Asia focused research insights & advisory, Asia Advisors

Vinay Patel

Asia focused research insights & advisory

Asia Advisors

Asia Advisors is an independent financial advisory and research firm working closely with corporates and institutions to provide consulting solutions & research insights. We provide advisory services including capital solutions, business strategy and investment insights.
Firm is headed by Vinay Patel who has close to two decades of experience in research and business development at large, international investment banks such as HSBC and ICICI Securities. Led research efforts in areas of Macroeconomics, Asset Allocation & Investment Strategy for close to a decade in global & domestic research teams. As a business head in Singapore, advised top global investment management firms & Portfolio managers in Asia for India related investments.
Vinay was recently joined by Swapnil Manish, an investment banker and ex-ecommerce entrepreneur with more than 12 years of experience. Swapnil was the TMT banker at BNP Paribas and was part of several large M&A and ECM transactions (Bharti-Zain, Bharti Infratel IPO, Schneider-Zicom among several others). He's also had a stint as an ecommerce entrepreneur having launched & led Mumbai's first online grocery player.

<p>Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd, a locally registered Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) owned by Temasek via Fullerton Singapore, plans to issue masala bonds to international investors in order to diversify its funding sources. Masala bonds are rupee denominated offshore bonds quite similar to dim sum bonds issued by Chinese companies. After HDFC, the largest mortgage lender in India, became the first company last week to successfully place a Masala Bond issue more companies are eyeing this…</p>

Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd, a locally registered Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) owned by Temasek via Fullerton Singapore, plans to issue masala bonds to international investors in order to diversify its funding sources. Masala bonds are rupee denominated offshore bonds quite similar to dim sum bonds issued by Chinese companies. After HDFC, the largest mortgage lender in India, became the first company last week to successfully place a Masala Bond issue more companies are eyeing this…

Fullerton India to Issue Masala Bonds for Local Ops; Investors in Yield Hunt Chase Cos for Issuance

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David Riedel

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Independent equity research on GEM Markets

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<p>A surprisingly poor employment report in the US became the central focus among investors across the globe on Friday. In May the US added just 38,000 jobs, well under the expected 156,000.</p><p>A poor jobs report has triggered widespread concerns that a weak external environment is starting to feed through to infect the US economy. These concerns reflect the risk of what we define as a ‘bad de-polarization’ playing out in the global economy.</p><p>Currently the global economy is extremely polarized (there is a large divergence between the health of the worlds strongest and weakest economies). As the global economy de-polarizes the health of the weakest economies will rise to converge with that of the strongest economies (a good de-polarization) or vice versa.</p>

A surprisingly poor employment report in the US became the central focus among investors across the globe on Friday. In May the US added just 38,000 jobs, well under the expected 156,000.A poor jobs report has triggered widespread concerns that a weak external environment is starting to feed through to infect the US economy. These concerns reflect the risk of what we define as a ‘bad de-polarization’ playing out in the global economy.Currently the global economy is extremely polarized (there is a large divergence between the health of the worlds strongest and weakest economies). As the global economy de-polarizes the health of the weakest economies will rise to converge with that of the strongest economies (a good de-polarization) or vice versa.

Bad Jobs Report Good For Some EMs, Great For Others

Brazil

Vale S.A. is a Brazilian multinational corporation primarily engaged in metals and mining. The company is one of the world's largest producers of iron ore and nickel, also extracting copper, manganese, and ferroalloys, along with operating extensive logistics infrastructure. Vale S.A. was founded on June 1, 1942, and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Vale (VALE US)

ANIMAL SPIRITS Update: OPEC Fuels Base Effect - Oil, Inflation & The Fed, Yields, Financials and EM

Executive Summary OPEC production cut plan supports our macro thesis of an oil-led, inflation expectations uplift. Our original WTI peak base...

Paul M. Kitney, PhD

Iron Ore: China Steel Demand Stabilizes, Port Stocking Continues Unabated

China is stockpiling iron ore amid the BHP/CMRG standoff and negotiations, supporting prices near $100–$110/ton. We assess the medium-term iron‑ore...

Sameer Taneja

Is The Commodities Complex Breaking Down All Over Again?

Oil symbolically broke $40 to the downside US time Monday, though many stocks last week stubbornly refused to read the tea leaves from the physical...

Charles De Trenck

Fullerton India to Issue Masala Bonds for Local Ops; Investors in Yield Hunt Chase Cos for Issuance

Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd, a locally registered Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) owned by Temasek via Fullerton Singapore, plans to...

Asia Advisors

Bad Jobs Report Good For Some EMs, Great For Others

A surprisingly poor employment report in the US became the central focus among investors across the globe on Friday. In May the US added just...

David Riedel

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