Tit-for-tat in the green arms race should tighten metal suppliesThe energy transition - the process of moving away from greenhouse gas intense energy consumption towards more renewable energy sources - presents a significant positive demand shock for the metals needed to build out grid infrastructure, distribution and transmission cabling, vehicle charging infrastructure, battery components, solar panels, and wind turbines. However, many nations who are trying to deliver on their promises to meet ‘net zero’ pledges have come to the realisation that much of the supply chain to produce the metals and the green energy components is currently far out of their jurisdiction and sphere of influence. The Covid 19 supply chain disruptions clearly highlighted vulnerabilities in the status quo. That crisis had already started the process of ‘reshoring’ or ‘onshoring’, i.e., moving more of a product supply chain closer to the consumer market. The energy transition is accelerating this trend.
Inflation Reduction Act catalyses a global green arms race
The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the USA aims to spur investment in domestic green technology. The majority of the $394 billion in energy and climate funding in the IRA is in the form of tax credits with strings attached to local sourcing.
While other nations and regions have had some form of domestic sourcing incentives in place, the sheer size and scale of the US approach has inspired others to double-down on their strategies.
The European Union’s CRM
The European Union has maintained a list of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) since 2011. CRMs combine raw materials of high importance to the EU economy and of high risk associated with their supply. The list sharpens the focus on supply security. In 2011, the list contained 14 materials and by 2017, in its fourth iteration, the list was 30 strong.
In March 2023, the European Commission proposed adding four more raw materials to the list. Aluminium has been added to the list1. In the previous iteration, bauxite – a key ingredient for aluminium production – was included, but the now the finished product of aluminium is on the list.
Critical Raw Materials Act
In addition to Critical Raw Materials, the Commission has defined Strategic Raw Materials (SRMs)2. Copper and Nickel are additional SRMs (although they are not CRMs). Aluminium is both a CRM and SRM. The European Commission’s Critical Raw Materials Act proposal sets hard targets for domestic capacities in SRMs by 2030:
at least 10% of the EU’s annual consumption for extraction
at least 40% of the EU’s annual consumption for processing
at least 15% of the EU’s annual consumption for recycling
no more than 65% of the EU’s annual consumption from a single third country
On 30th June 2023, the European Council published its negotiating position3. It wants to raise the bar higher for processing and recycling:
at least 40% 50% of the EU’s annual consumption for processing
at least 15% 20% of the EU’s annual consumption for recycling
The European Parliament has not yet adopted its position and the full negotiation process will likely take time. But based on the Council’s position, negotiations are likely to focus on higher rather than lower local sourcing.
China flirts with new resource restrictions
China said on 3rd July 2023 it would restrict exports of two metals - gallium and germanium - used in semiconductors and electric vehicles, escalating a technology war with the United States and European Union. However, rather than banning the export of the materials, the proposal is to put in place regulations for companies to obtain export licences for foreign shipments of the metal. The curbs follow USA’s blacklisting of Chinese companies in recent years, aimed at cutting them off from access to US technologies, including the most advanced chips. Our understanding is that EU and Chinese officials are locked in negotiations at the moment to keep the trade channel of these metals open.
Conclusions
While a slowly evolving process, last week saw several key markers for resource trade restrictions surface. While it’s understandable that many countries want to ensure resource security by controlling more of the supply chains, we believe the process of adjustment will tighten material supply especially as tit-for-tat counter policies are adopted.
Sources
1 single-market-economyeceuropaeu/sectors/raw-materials/areas-specific-interest/critical-raw-materials_en
2 17 of the 34 materials are labelled as SRMs
3 consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/06/30/critical-raw-material-act-council-adopts-negotiating-position/
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China50 to stall at swing high.CHN50 - 24h expiry - We look to Sell at 12720 (stop at 12805)
Buying pressure from 12375 resulted in prices rejecting the dip.
The current move higher is expected to continue.
Indecisive price action has resulted in sideways congestion on the intraday chart.
Preferred trade is to sell into rallies.
Previous resistance located at 12733.
Our profit targets will be 12520 and 12360
Resistance: 12790 / 13180 / 13660
Support: 12400 / 11845 / 11140
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Tailwinds build for Aluminium Paradoxically, aluminium was one of the worst performing base metals over the past month (22 May to 23 June 2023) despite the bauxite ore ban potentially tightening the market. In 2022, Indonesia produced some 21 million tonnes of bauxite, according to data from the US Geological Survey, making it the world’s fifth-largest producer. Almost 85 percent was exported overseas. According to data from the International Aluminium Institute, global production of primary aluminium registered a slight increase of 0.2% month-on-month in May 2023. The information portal Shanghai Metals Markets has reported that aluminium producers in the Yunnan region in China have been permitted since 17 June to ramp their operations up again after having been forced to scale them back since last autumn because electricity was rationed due to
drought. However, the ongoing heatwaves in many parts of China may drive production halts back again.
Aluminium futures inventory is 21% lower than 3 months ago, mainly as a result of Shanghai Futures Exchange inventory declining over that time window.
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MDT : NEW CYCLE 2023 FOR MDT WITH TARGETS $0,079/$0,13/$0,21We previously discussed MDT and its perspective based on technical aspects and recent trends in Hong Kong.
Chart Analysis
When analyzing the normal trend, we observe that MDT did not reach its previous lowest point. This indicates that it has substantial volume and, additionally, when examining wallets, it appears to have the highest percentage on exchanges.
Data Insights
MDT continues to prioritize data security and has a rewarding system in place, which could be appealing for long-term investors, especially considering the latest developments in China.
Target Levels
We anticipate that this coin will soon reach new target levels, such as:
$0.079
$0.13
$0.21
Breakout Potential
There is a strong likelihood that this coin will experience a breakout in the near future, enabling it to maintain its previous lowest point with a higher potential for growth.
Furthermore, what makes this coin particularly intriguing is its cyclical nature, which makes it attractive for long-term investments. However, always conduct your own research, as this update does not serve as trading advice.
Bullish setup on NZDUSDKiwi came down last week but in three waves which is a nice bullish pattern when looking at the intraday chart. Ideally, this market will rally this week, not only technical, but buyers can be also seen after China said that they are willing to push trade development with New Zealand.
Quick Analyses of China EquitiesBeen such a fan, waiting for so long, but I think the technical outlook for China Equities is not looking too good.
Three fails
Breakdown of the TDST puts it in Bearish primary trend mode.
MACD is bearish
VolDiv shows some accumulation
Some downside, highly probable.
Target at 66/67
then see how...
for those who love China equites!
Gold:the monetary commodity’s fate in the hands of central banksGold is arguably the most sensitive commodity to monetary policy. The metal operates more like a pseudo-currency than a regular commodity (a regular commodity’s price is driven by the balance of supply and demand, gold is driven by many of the macro determinants of currencies).
After hiking rates every meeting since February 2022, the Federal Reserve (Fed) took a pause in June 2023. The central bank has lifted the upper bound of Fed Fund target rates from 0.25% to 5.25% over that timeframe, marking one of the most rapid rate hiking cycles in history. At times, the Fed was hiking in 0.75% clips. Rising interest rates were an extreme headwind for gold for most of this period. Can gold investors breathe a sigh of relief now? Is this a temporary pause, or a halt on rate hikes? Well, if Fed Fund futures are to believed, there may be one more rate hike by September 2023. If the participants of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) are to be believed, there could be several more rate hikes (with the median expectation of these participants pointing to a terminal midpoint rate of 5.625%, that is, an upper bound of 5.75%). Professional economists1 seem less sure of such decisive action, with the median looking for no change in rates this year (and cuts commencing in Q1 2024). Senior Economist to WisdomTree, Jeremy Siegel, believes the Fed is done hiking and that alternative inflation metrics, which incorporate real time housing inputs, show inflation running at 1.4% instead of the official 4.1% in May 20232.
Market inflation expectations are not falling away as fast as we would expect. Judging by the 5yr5yr swaps, longer-term market inflation expectations are actually rising modestly. Higher inflation tends to be gold-price supportive (other things being equal).
After hitting an all-time high in 2022, central bank demand for gold has maintained strong momentum. Official sector gold buying in Q1 2023 was the largest on record for the first quarter (albeit lower than Q3 2022 and Q4 2022). A YouGov poll, sponsored by the World Gold Council3 , showed that developing market central banks are expecting to increase their gold reserve holdings and decrease their US dollar reserve holdings.
With a lack of forceful stimulus from the Chinese government, and still elevated gold prices in Renminbi terms, we expect a slowing of retail demand in China. In fact, Shanghai premiums over the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) price slowed in May and remain low in June.
Looking to WisdomTree’s gold price model, we can see that bond headwinds have clearly fallen away and US dollar depreciation (relative to a year ago) is offering gold some support rather than dragging prices lower. However, investor sentiment towards the metal has moderated since March 2023, when the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the shotgun marriage between UBS and Credit Suisse Banks was announced. With the passing of the US debt ceiling debacle, there aren’t any specific risks driving gold demand higher. However, general recession fears and the potential for unspecified financial sector hiccups are likely to keep gold demand moderately high as the metal serves well as a strategic asset in times of uncertainty.
Source:
1 Bloomberg Survey of Professional Economists, June 2023.
2 The alternative measure calculates shelter inflation using Case Shiller Housing and Zillow rent which annualise at 0.5% instead of the 8% that is biasing the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI higher.
3 2023 Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey, May 2023.
Tesla BULLISH OUTBRAKE Tesla CEO Elon Musk expressed his intent to invest in India as soon as possible after a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York. Modi's support and push for investments in India have encouraged Musk, who confirmed that Tesla plans to enter the Indian market but did not provide a specific timeline. Tesla's entry into India has faced delays due to negotiations with the Indian government over import duties. The government is requesting Tesla to produce cars locally before considering tax breaks. Musk had a positive meeting with Modi and is optimistic about India's future. Currently, Tesla has a gigafactory in Shanghai, China, and is considering India as a potential location for a new factory. Both China and India are actively seeking to attract investments and promote the electric vehicle (EV) industry. China recently announced the extension of tax breaks for new energy vehicles (NEVs) until 2027. During his visit to China, Musk discussed EV development and Tesla's operations in the country with government officials and praised the quality and efficiency of the Shanghai gigafactory.
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$XAU - NATH's Ahead ? LONG opportunities incoming for Gold *W (tf) (wave 5)
Wave 4 completed ?
Long Confirmation is anticipated with the red trendline resistance breakout and CHoCH's on smaller time
frames.
Current support trendline support on green and 20EMA on *W
TA speaking, Gold is sitting at a very sweet spot until the uptrend is invalidated
- Looking ahead for New All Time Highs for Gold in the midst of this troubleshooting
frenzy Economic Enviroment
US's Debt Ceiling Crisis and governments not trusting any longer The US Dollar
in their balance sheets.
Did you know that through-out 2022 and the on-going of 2023 amongst many countries,
Russia and China, two Global Superpowers,
have been stacking Gold up as their
State Reserves in heavy amounts !
Do they know something we don't !?
TRADE SAFE !
*** Note that this is not Financial Advice !
Please do your own research and consult your own Financial Advisor
before partaking on any trading activity based alone in this idea
CN50 to find support at 0.618 pullback?CHN50 - 24h expiry - We look to Buy at 12570 (stop at 12490)
We are trading at oversold extremes.
Short term bias has turned positive.
This is positive for sentiment and the uptrend has potential to return.
We have a 61.8% Fibonacci pullback level of 12570 from 12244 to 13098.
Preferred trade is to buy on dips.
Our profit targets will be 12770 and 12810
Resistance: 13180 / 13660 / 14440
Support: 12400 / 11845 / 11140
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WTI - BEARRISH OUTLOOKChina's crude oil stockpiles surged in May, adding 1.77 million bpd, the fastest rate in nearly three years. Strong imports and refinery processing contributed to the bullish narrative of increased fuel consumption. However, the market overlooks the potential bearish impact of stockpiling, which provides options for Chinese refiners if prices rise too high. China doesn't disclose specific figures, but an estimate suggests a surplus of 1.77 million bpd available for storage.
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Central banks navigate the last stretch of the tightening cycleThis week we learnt how vital Central Bank communication is to global financial markets. The trio of central banks – The Federal Reserve (Fed), European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) held their respective meetings. Each of the central banks tried to convey how they will navigate monetary policy amidst a slowing economy and avoid a hard landing.
China takes small steps to shore up the recovery
Even the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) surprised the markets this week, by announcing a cut in the 7-day Open Market Operations (OMO) by 10Bps to 1.9%1 which paved the way for another cut to the one-year medium term lending facility rate by 10Bps to 2.65%2. These recent developments mark a more proactive stance by Chinese policy makers in trying to tackle the Chinese slowdown in activity since the re-opening. Clearly more is needed. Policymakers are soliciting opinions from business leaders and economists on how to revitalise the economy in a number of urgent meetings3. While the Fed and ECB are trying to tame inflation, China has the opposite problem as inflation remains low. Manufacturing remains weak, exports are slowing, and credit growth is cooling. This is why it’s no surprise that the markets are prepping for a broader package of stimulus targeted towards the ailing property sector.
A hawkish skip for the Fed
The recent flurry of economic reports continues to show the US economy is holding up but losing steam, supporting the Fed’s approach of changing the pace of its policy tightening. The Fed kept the fed funds rate in range of 5-5.25%, by unanimous vote, in line with market expectations after 10 straight hikes dating back to March 2022.
The Fed’s dot plot showed the median rate at 5.6% versus 5.1% a month back. In the summary of economic projections, the median unemployment rate forecast was revised lower from 4.5% to 4.1% by the end of 2023 while the core inflation rate was revised higher from 3.6% to 3.9% making the case for more hikes this year. This clearly was a hawkish skip.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell was careful to point out that no decision was made on a July hike, but he did say it is a live meeting, leading the market to increase the probability of a move. What surprised me the most, was that Powell said rate cuts would be a couple of years out which is at odds with the dot plot forecast of 100Bps of cuts in 2024.
Senior Economist to WisdomTree Jeremy Siegel believes the Fed is done hiking and that alternative inflation metrics which incorporate real time housing inputs show inflation running at 1.4% instead of 4.1%. This is based on alternative shelter inflation calculations using Case Shiller Housing and Zillow rent annualized at 0.5% instead of the 8% that is biasing Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) CPI higher.
ECB’s revised inflation forecasts remain at odds
After raising the deposit rate by 25Bps to 3.5%, the ECB was a lot clearer than the Fed in signalling that rate hikes are almost certain next month on July 27. The ECB remains too optimistic on growth, reducing their projection for 2023 real GDP to only 0.9% (from 1% in its March projections).
While I would agree with the ECB’s view that (1) mostly labour-intensive services will support economic growth over the next two years and (2) the current hump in wage inflation will show up via higher prices for these services, I remain sceptical amidst the global headwinds for manufacturing, and a slower pace of overall growth could keep inflation as high as the ECB now projects. While wages are likely to accelerate slightly above 5% in 2023, they should begin declining to 4% yoy by late 2024. We believe, if core inflation continues to recede in the coming months and the real economy grows at 0.4% in 2023, the ECB will stay put in September after a final move next month.
As expected, the ECB confirmed that it will stop to reinvest proceeds from maturing bonds under its standard Asset Purchase Programme (APP) from July onwards. It won’t offer new long term liquidity injections upon the expiry of the €477Bn of a TLTRO III liquidity measure on 28 June 2023.
BOJ sits tight
As expected, the BOJ kept all key policy settings unchanged, including the +/-50Bps band around the zero% Japanese Government Bond JGB yield target. Since taking the helm in April 2023, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda has stressed the high cost of premature tightening as the economy is finally seeing green shoots toward sustainable inflation.
In contrast to the ECB, the BoJ's latest assessment and outlook for the economy and inflation were also largely unchanged from their update in the April Outlook Report. The BoJ continues to note "extremely high uncertainties" surrounding economies and financial markets at home and abroad." Japanese equity markets reacted positively to the BOJ’s status quo stance on monetary policy. Looking ahead, the Fed’s potential pivot back to a hawkish mode versus the BOJ’s dovish perseverance could pave the way for further upside for Japanese equities owing to the underlying weakness in the Yen versus the US dollar.
Sources
1 Bloomberg on June 13, 2023
2 Bloomberg on June 15, 2023
3 Bloomberg on June 14, 2023
$PDD - The Appeal 🔥 NASDAQ:PDD appealing setup - remaining subdued throughout the day, setting the stage for a potentially stronger push. If it surpasses $82.83, we can expect a move towards $84, followed by a possible pullback before attempting to test the 61.8% retracement level at $88.45 (gap fill). PDD's showing promise with the recent distribution of $697 million USD in deep discounts to generate consumer demand. The extended rally is also fueled by China stimulus hopes ( NYSE:BABA , NASDAQ:JD and major Chinese tickers are witnessing the same effect).
HANGSENG Expected To Continuously Rise
1D - Retested the previous long-term downward trend line (red circle) and is rising again, and a falling wedge pattern is also underway.
Currently, the downward trend line (blue circle) that began on Jan. 30, 2023 has broken through, with only 19725 support likely to rise to 21047-21752/22400-2260.
1W
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I think there will be a warm wind in the Chinese market in the second half of this year.
All Roads Lead to China $KWEB $CQQQNo government is performing at a higher level than China's. The biggest risk is they take Taiwan. If that happens any investment you have there could get frozen or could get banned or could get out right stolen. That said I think they take Taiwan by election eventually because even there it is close. There is a big pro China population in Taiwan most people do not talk about.
The upside is if over the next 20 years they become more rule of law, more into developing their own tech. Overtime the market will give them a better multiple and will gain trust in China. Trust right now is lower than its been in a couple decades. It might improve a lot over time depending on their policy and actions. Obviously they could also gain if there's more mistrust of the USA's rule of law if it goes that way in the next couple decades too.
NIO Options Ahead of EarningsIf you haven`t bought NIO here:
Then Analyzing the options chain of NIO prior to the earnings report this week,
I would consider purchasing the 8usd strike price Calls with
an expiration date of 2023-7-21,
for a premium of approximately $0.65.
If these options prove to be profitable prior to the earnings release, I would sell at least half of them.
Looking forward to read your opinion about it.
AUD/USD hits one-month high, Chinese inflation eyedThe Australian dollar has bounced back on Thursday after losing ground on Wednesday. AUD/USD is trading at 0.6681, up 0.42% on the day. The Australian dollar touched a high of 0.6690 on Wednesday, its highest level in a month.
The RBA surprised the markets with a rate hike on Wednesday, noting that inflation had unexpectedly risen in April and GDP in the first quarter was higher than the RBA had predicted. The RBA statement said that more tightening might be needed "to ensure that inflation returns to target in a reasonable timeframe".
Lowe was even more candid in remarks at a public engagement on Wednesday, saying that the Bank has been patient in the battle to get inflation back to the 2-3% target "but our patience has a limit and the risks are testing that limit.” Lowe appeared to be referring to the upside risk in inflation, and he could be hinting at a "higher and longer" stance with rate policy until inflation returns closer to target. Inflation has peaked, but at the current level of 7%, Lowe may be sending a message that inflation is falling far too slowly and he's prepared to keep raising rates, even if this results in a hard landing for the economy.
China will release inflation data on Friday. Inflation is projected to rise to 0.3% in May, up from 0.1% in April. An improvement from the April reading would reduce concerns that China could be facing disinflation and may have to respond by cutting interest rates. On Wednesday, China released soft trade data, which showed exports fell by 7.5%. This has raised doubts about China's economic recovery. The Australian dollar, which is highly sensitive to Chinese data, lost ground following the release.
AUD/USD continues to test resistance at 0.6677. Above, there is resistance at 0.6749
There is support at 0.6568 and 0.6496
AUD/USD rises to 1-month high, shrugs off soft GDPThe Australian dollar has extended its rally on Wednesday. AUD/USD is trading at 0.6689, up 0.28%. Today's weak GDP report and soft Chinese trade data haven't spoiled the party, as the Australian dollar is up 1.2% this week.
Australia's GDP slowed to 0.2% in the first quarter, down from 0.6% in Q4 2022 and missing the consensus of 0.3%. On an annual basis, GDP fell to 2.3%, following a 2.7% gain in Q4 2022 and shy of the consensus of 2.4%.
The economy is cooling down, and that really shouldn't come as a surprise. The cost of living crisis, rising interest rates and weaker demand have taken a bite out of economic activity. China's reopening has faltered, as May trade data showed a decline in exports and imports. This is bad news for Australian exporters, as their largest market is China.
The GDP report was released just hours after the RBA announced a 25-basis point rate hike. The RBA has surprised the markets with two straight rate hikes as it wages a relentless war against inflation, which isn't coming down fast enough for the central bank. Governor Lowe reiterated after the decision that the RBA would do whatever it takes to bring inflation back down to its 2-3% target, from the current 7%.
Core inflation has been stickier than expected and that means that more rate hikes can be expected. The cash rate is currently at 4.10% and the RBA has looked at different scenarios in which the cash rate peaked at 4.8%. The RBA may not actually move to that level, as the danger of a recession would be high, but there's little doubt that more rate hikes are on the way.
AUD/USD is testing resistance at 0.6677. Above, there is resistance at 0.6749
There is support at 0.6568 and 0.6496
Has CN50 turned positive?CHN50 - 24h expiry
Although the bears are in control, the stalling negative momentum indicates a turnaround is possible.
This is positive for short term sentiment and we look to set longs at good risk/reward levels for a further correction higher.
The hourly chart technicals suggests further downside before the uptrend returns.
Further upside is expected although we prefer to buy into dips close to the 12420 level.
Although the anticipated move higher is corrective, it does offer ample risk/reward today.
We look to Buy at 12420 (stop at 12310)
Our profit targets will be 12730 and 13180
Resistance: 12790 / 13180 / 13660
Support: 12400 / 11845 / 11140
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$BTC - Bulls vs Bears All you need to know about #bitcoin and where it's at ,
Fundamentally and TA speaking ;
Fundamentally, there is a mixed feeling between Bulls and Bears.
They both have their solid case ;
Recently #bitcoin has been fueled in price by the Banking Crisis which is likely to continue,
and Feds may be on no support of banks bailout, as the US Debt Ceiling has reached it's climax and Congress seem to be very against expanding it furthermore.
All this Banking Craze might give #Bitcoin a real Bullish fundamental case when it comes to being applied as ;
' Be your own Bank '
... adding in to that, Technical Case of TA with 19.6K holding so far as a Higher Low from 15K
(which indicates a bullish uptrend momentum and a speculative Bottom there compared to previous Halving Cycles)
While with Bears on the other side foreseeing incoming looming times for Financial Markets
and a US Recession or a Global One (with BRICS coming forth united) adding high risk to TVC:DXY as a Global Reserve Currency.
China and Russia have been purchasing Gold heavily past year and ongoing through 2023
Bears have a real case as well as we've seen #bitcoin being highly correlated to Equities Sector of Wall Street, so it won't escape their gravity pull on Bearish Momentum.
Whatever happens between Bulls VS Bears
that is yet to be seen.
2023 has been so far the year of OANDA:XAUUSD (Gold) and other precious metals due to Macro Economic Risks, Banks Meltdown, and Geo Politics (BRICS and Russia vs Ukraine ongoing war)
Bitcoin being an deflationary asset in it's nature , has out-performed them YTD with a high of 72% ROI .
Future belongs to the Bulls alongside deflationary assets.