What’s Going On With Oil?! “V” Or “U” Recovery?
As active investors in Western Canada we cannot help but pay close attention to energy prices. Over the last four months, oil prices have come off significantly and many investors are still grappling with the impact this will have on the Western Canadian economy.
Cheap oil would normally boost the US economy, but 30 year treasury yields are dropping too, which indicates the opposite.
This seems to indicate the exit by credit investors from the energy space into something less risky which makes sense and may explain the first chart.
Lastly, in Canada, our anecdotal experience is such that senior credit in the energy related economies is backing away from new deals, which correlates with the low Canadian heavy crude prices.
Cheap oil would normally boost the US economy, but 30 year treasury yields are dropping too, which indicates the opposite.
Source: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-06/recovery-sp-500-loses-2000-level
High Yield rates in the energy sector are exploding.
Source: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-06/crude-crash-crushes-credit-risk-wti-hits-47-handle-energy-spreads-top-1000bps
This seems to indicate the exit by credit investors from the energy space into something less risky which makes sense and may explain the first chart.
Lastly, in Canada, our anecdotal experience is such that senior credit in the energy related economies is backing away from new deals, which correlates with the low Canadian heavy crude prices.
