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Shyam Devani

Founder & Chief Market Strategist - SAV Markets

Cross Asset Strategy

Commodities are on the rise again with the clearest sign coming from Oil which posted a strong bullish weekly reversal and is expected to go back to the highs. US breakevens have also rebounded and further gains along with commodities are likely to unfold.The expectations of US data points remain high which is keeping a lid on US nominal yields in the short term.Combining the above, lower negative real yields in the US should be seen in the short term just as we saw in late July when Oil rallied from similar levels. This mix is undoubtedly helping precious metals. The month end’s closing price on Gold is the next important development to watch, especially if we close above $1,834. Silver is also on the up towards $25. In the end the USD remains on the back foot.

Commodities are on the rise again with the clearest sign coming from Oil which posted a strong bullish weekly reversal and is expected to go back to the highs. US breakevens have also rebounded and further gains along with commodities are likely to unfold.The expectations of US data points remain high which is keeping a lid on US nominal yields in the short term.Combining the above, lower negative real yields in the US should be seen in the short term just as we saw in late July when Oil rallied from similar levels. This mix is undoubtedly helping precious metals. The month end’s closing price on Gold is the next important development to watch, especially if we close above $1,834. Silver is also on the up towards $25. In the end the USD remains on the back foot. 

Lower Real Yields with Higher Oil Supports Gold

Technical Analysis

The past week’s price action and that seen overnight in the US cannot be ignored now that we have taken out important short-term levels on US yields.Higher yields should be seen in the short term which makes recent views of lower ‘real’ yields now look dubious, especially as Copper and Oil are both down.The setup on US 10-year yield argues for a test of 1.50% ahead which will likely steepen the curve from here. With that in mind, the breaks on S&amp;P Banks and Financials Indices both look good.

The past week’s price action and that seen overnight in the US cannot be ignored now that we have taken out important short-term levels on US yields.Higher yields should be seen in the short term which makes recent views of lower ‘real’ yields now look dubious, especially as Copper and Oil are both down.The setup on US 10-year yield argues for a test of 1.50% ahead which will likely steepen the curve from here. With that in mind, the breaks on S&amp;P Banks and Financials Indices both look good.

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US 10yr made a significant turn in yield with a dual low near our 1.13% undershoot target of 1.18%. This yield turn targets 1.50% resistance but above this level would unleash a much bigger move, siding with stronger inflation prints going forward.Above 1.50% would be a game changer and shift the trend in favor of new yield highs above March levels.Higher yields will provide fuel for the next USD rally phase to DXY 94, pressure EM and Asian FX and the equity cycle and favor banking sectors and linked assets that perform in a rising rate environment.

US 10yr made a significant turn in yield with a dual low near our 1.13% undershoot target of 1.18%. This yield turn targets 1.50% resistance but above this level would unleash a much bigger move, siding with stronger inflation prints going forward.Above 1.50% would be a game changer and shift the trend in favor of new yield highs above March levels.Higher yields will provide fuel for the next USD rally phase to DXY 94, pressure EM and Asian FX and the equity cycle and favor banking sectors and linked assets that perform in a rising rate environment.

Cross market developments over the past week point to real yields moving deeper into negative territory in the US. The combination of higher commodity prices, a break higher on breakevens and and anchored nominal yields will likely result in support for hard assets like Gold and Real Estate, both of which are looking more interesting

Cross market developments over the past week point to real yields moving deeper into negative territory in the US. The combination of higher commodity prices, a break higher on breakevens and and anchored nominal yields will likely result in support for hard assets like Gold and Real Estate, both of which are looking more interesting

Real Yields - Focus Again on Hard Assets?

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Elan Gore

TMI Data Science

TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade & traditional media.  Our proprietary software, TMI Machine, is a text-mining platform designed with the buy-side & capital markets professional in mind, text-mining the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income & individual equities.  TMI provides custom leading indicators and systematic trading strategies, operating at the nexus of linguistics & statistics drawing on vast experience in investment banking and hedge fund settings in senior quantitative and fundamental roles.  

TMI Data Science was founded by Elan Gore, an award-winning Senior Global Basic Materials Equity Analyst & China Economist with 15 years of experience in North American hedge funds & institutional managers; and Alessandro Porrino, Ph.D., an Algorithmic Trading Analyst and Programmer with 10 years of front-office experience ranging from complex FX option pricing to auto-hedging strategies at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Standard Chartered.  Mr. Gore holds an MBA in Finance from New York University Stern School of Business, and Mr. Porrino holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Brunel University London.

Macroeconomics

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<li>This year's narrative from US treasuries suggests a short-lived inflation/overheating scare in Q1, which coincided with Winter Storm Uri and the Texas power crisis, along with an initial phase of tapering talk from regional Fed presidents which subsequently faded; since the March peak, 10yr yields are down -45bps or a whopping -26%, representing the view that inflationary pressures have been entirely transitory</li>
<li>The picture from 5yr TIPS breakevens and the 5yr5yr has been more closely attuned to commodities:  In the past 6 months, 5yr TIPS breakevens and 5yr5yr have been 74% and 70% correlated with copper prices vs. the 10yr yield's 46%, though correlations with oil have been low; breakevens peaked with copper in May and bottomed in June-July</li>
<li>While 10yr yields continued to grind lower in July, our text mining is picking up a new surge in reports of supply constraints, which have been strongly correlated with breakevens and reflect corporate commentary in the current earnings season</li>
<li>The inflation narrative from treasuries appears to be asynchronous with the Q2 earnings season narrative from cyclical corporates, who are uniformly reporting worsening raw materials inflation expected in Q3 and lingering supply constraints</li>
<li>Nonetheless, our text mining acknowledges that talk of tightening financial conditions last spiked in March and has not resurfaced since, and expectations of a massive US infrastructure package have faded</li>
</ul><div class="content-highlight">TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary software text-mines the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; individual equities. </div>


This year's narrative from US treasuries suggests a short-lived inflation/overheating scare in Q1, which coincided with Winter Storm Uri and the Texas power crisis, along with an initial phase of tapering talk from regional Fed presidents which subsequently faded; since the March peak, 10yr yields are down -45bps or a whopping -26%, representing the view that inflationary pressures have been entirely transitory
The picture from 5yr TIPS breakevens and the 5yr5yr has been more closely attuned to commodities:  In the past 6 months, 5yr TIPS breakevens and 5yr5yr have been 74% and 70% correlated with copper prices vs. the 10yr yield's 46%, though correlations with oil have been low; breakevens peaked with copper in May and bottomed in June-July
While 10yr yields continued to grind lower in July, our text mining is picking up a new surge in reports of supply constraints, which have been strongly correlated with breakevens and reflect corporate commentary in the current earnings season
The inflation narrative from treasuries appears to be asynchronous with the Q2 earnings season narrative from cyclical corporates, who are uniformly reporting worsening raw materials inflation expected in Q3 and lingering supply constraints
Nonetheless, our text mining acknowledges that talk of tightening financial conditions last spiked in March and has not resurfaced since, and expectations of a massive US infrastructure package have faded
TMI Data Science utilizes Natural Language Processing to build custom leading indicators using unstructured data sourced from the global financial, trade &amp; traditional media. Our proprietary software text-mines the global media to discern and quantify nuanced qualitative shifts in press coverage as they apply to macroeconomics, equity indexes/ETFs, commodities, currencies, fixed income &amp; individual equities. 

TMI Snapshot:  Asynchronous Inflation Narratives

US 10Y (USGG10YR INDEX)

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