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Corporate Profits Vs. Government Deficits/Consumer Savings

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Corporate Profits = Government Deficit - Consumer Savings   

EU Gas Storage Will Deplete in 2023

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Remember that in 2022, Nordstream 1 was a big contributor to filling EU gas storage. In 2023, this will not be happening so EU will run out of gas.  Remember that Russia accounts for almost half of EU imports. Total natgas supply.

EU Gas Storage Will Deplete in 2023

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Remember that in 2022, Nordstream 1 was a big contributor to filling EU gas storage. In 2023, this will not be happening so EU will run out of gas.  Remember that Russia accounts for almost half of EU imports.

China buys oil from Russia

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Russia has one big customer. 

Fed Pivot Vs. USD

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When the Federal Reserve pivots, then you sell the USD.  

How Long Until Inflation Declines?

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It takes about 10 years to get inflation below 2% again. 

China EV Sales Boost Lithium

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China now has a 30% penetration rate, much higher than the estimated 15% a year ago. Old estimate: New estimate: Latest update: 732000 NEV wholesale sales. Penetration rate:

FOMC Dot Plot

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New dot plot: Old dot plot:  

Fertilizer Shutdown Map

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Current status of fertilizer shutdowns.  Update as of Jan-2023:

Copper Vs. Chinese Airplanes

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Lockdowns will affect copper demand and lockdowns can be monitored via Chinese airport data .  

Brazil is the best country for agriculture

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Brazil is the fastest growing country for agriculture. 

This is why I invest in Natural Gas

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China gas consumption is not going to decline. It has in fact gone from zero to 14 trillion cubic feet per year and will keep rising because they have 2X the population size of the U.S.A and Europe combined.  This coincided with the U.S. shale boom which also recorded a rise of 14 trillion cubic feet per year. Guess what, that shale boom is over now. Shale gas decline rates are accelerating.  This has resulted in a spike in natural gas price.

The holy grail to forecast bonds

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The taylor rule rate can be used to forecast bond yields.    R star is a similar measure showing the natural real rate of interest.

Natural Gas and Oil: Demand and Supply

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Since oil demand is going lower, oil supply will also go lower. However, it is important to notice that most oil wells also contain natural gas as a by-product. So natural gas supply will go lower. Now imagine what happens when natural gas demand rises and natural gas supply declines...

Wealth Vs. Happiness

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Rich people are happy.

Truck tonnage index Vs. Stocks

Truck tonnage is correlated to stocks.

Gold Forecaster Index: Shortages Everywhere Except In Gold

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Cheniere Energy LNG Exports Cutoff

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The EPA just denied Cheniere LNG turbines due to pollution which will reduce exports of LNG from U.S. to EU. EU gas will skyrocket.

Oil Forward Curve Is Useless

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We will not look at the forward curves again.

Russia Oil Price Cap Is Coming

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We already know electricity will be capped at 200 euro/MWh, where will oil cap be?  

U.S. dollar Vs. Emerging markets

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Buy emerging markets when the U.S. dollar crashes.