MSCI’s 47-country global stock index suffered its biggest first-half decline since its inception in 1990, as inflation hit a 40-year high and central banks raised interest rates.
The US dollar index, which measures the value of the greenback against a basket of other major currencies, is up 10% so far this year.according to data.
“Low oil inventories and declining spare capacity have been the drivers of oil’s rally,” said UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo.
For much of the past two years, output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, led by Russia, known collectively as OPEC+, has been under the objectives agreed by the group, since many of its members have capacity problems.
For its part, the supply deficit reached about 3 million barrels per day in June, around 3% of world supply, according to internal data from OPEC +.
“The bullish conviction for commodities remains as long as demand levels remain higher than supply,” bank MUFG said.
“On the contrary, the financial markets are active in anticipating the ‘rate’ of growth in demand, which is clearly falling,” he said.
Oanda analyst Craig Earlam added that equities have been negatively affected by various factorsincluding his own oil pricewhich is contributing to inflation.
Although JP Morgan revised down its forecasts for global oil demand for this year and next, it says the market has not yet priced in a recession.
Furthermore, the bank added that while historical data suggests oil demand is well supported as long as global growth remains positiveoil prices tend to fall in all recessions between 30% and 40%.
Source: Ambito
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