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Most commodities have risen a little overnight.

Fri, Nov 6 2009, 13:08 GMT
by Danske Research Team

Danske Bank A/S


Commodity news

  • Most commodities have risen a little overnight. Equities performed strongly yesterday on better-than-expected US jobless claims and upbeat earnings reports; EUR/USD little changed this morning.
  • A copy of the IEA’s forthcoming World Energy Outlook leaked to the FT stated that
    “global gas markets have evolved from a seller’s market, driven by tight supply and demand, to a buyer’s market as demand weakens while new supply comes on stream”. The IEA projection of overcapacity of gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas terminals suggests that prices could come under further pressure in coming years. As a result, Russia’s position as a prime energy provider to Europe could be in danger.
  • The weekly stock report from the SHFE showed that Shanghai stocks of copper, aluminium and zinc alike rose over the past week. Inventories of copper are now at levels not seen since 2004 whereas those of aluminium remain at the highest levels since records
    began in 2003. Concerns over supply remain pertinent however with strikes, or threats thereof, in both Chile and Peru at the moment.
  • Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, yesterday made an air strike on Yemen, following Saudi concerns that an internal conflict in Yemen could spill over to Saudi Arabia via the border. At this point, the threat to oil production from the recent attack appears negligible though.
  • On the data front, the key release today will be the non-farm payroll figure for the month of October. Our economists look for a fall of just 120K, which should be positive for commodities, compared with the median forecast for a decline of 175K. Since the early 1980s the CRB index has shown some leading properties for US employment (see chart) but a positive surprise in payrolls would in turn suggest that consumer demand for e.g. energy is picking up and could thus support commodities.


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