Investors are weighing Wednesday's Fed meeting, widely expected to result in another rate hike, against an improving demand outlook in China From jefflagerquist
. Investors are weighing the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday, widely expected to result in another rate hike, against an improving demand outlook in China, the world's largest oil importer.
"We would not be the least bit surprised if the lows of the year end up being the US$72 per barrel print that we saw three weeks ago on the second trading day of the year," RBC's Michael Tran wrote in a note to clients on Sunday evening. "Is this a bold call less than a month into the calendar year? Maybe, but China's reopening is hardly being priced into the oil market."following the Lunar New Year holiday.
Tran says while WTI and European Brent have traded largely unchanged since Dec. 1, prices for copper and iron have "drastically outperformed," while aluminum and nickel have also rallied. "This makes sense. Following several years in which the Chinese government prioritized public health over the economy, the 180-degree turn towards reopening punctuates a shift towards stimulating growth," Tran wrote.
"What is less clear, at least for now, is the path of the rebound in societal behaviour. Following several long years of lockdowns, the COVID fear factor is likely high, meaning that a rebound in consumer behaviour is potentially subject to fits and starts, particularly if COVID case counts and hospitalizations spike post Lunar New Year," he added.
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