Commodities & Energy Sector
Investors have given up on European assets, which now suffer exceptional discounts to US ones. However, tighter US fiscal policy, the end of Europe’s austerity and deleveraging, the LNG Tsunami about to hit European shores, and the global capex fueled by the Impossible Geopolitical Trinity mean that Europe’s time to shine will soon come back.
Investors have given up on European assets, which now suffer exceptional discounts to US ones. However, tighter US fiscal policy, the end of Europe’s austerity and deleveraging, the LNG Tsunami about to hit European shores, and the global capex fueled by the Impossible Geopolitical Trinity mean that Europe’s time to shine will soon come back.
President Trump’s victory has injected a dose of uncertainty into the outlook for commodity markets. Most notably, the new administration’s energy policies are likely to be part of the early agenda. Changes in US domestic and foreign policies will also impact the outlooks for gold and industrial metals.
In this Strategy Report we highlight the likely consequence of Trump’s election on the major commodities.