Israel Macro Economic Review
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Israel Macro Economic Review
מודפס גם בעברית Issue No. 125 June 2015 ESPECIALLY FOR LEUMI UK PRIVATE BANKING CLIENTS Israel Macro Economic Review By: Yaniv Bar, Economic Department, Finance Division What’s in ”Investor’s Review" Israeli Macro Economic Review When Bond Yields Spike Advertising’s New Brain Select Indices Closing value May 31 Return in May % YTD Return in % TA 100 1472 3.89 14.23 TA 25 1687 3.82 15.21 DJ Industrials 18080 1.71 1.44 Nasdaq Composite 5092 3.9 7.52 Nikkei 225 19963 4.23 14.72 May 31st, 2015 Editing: Smadar Ilan, Head of Business Development Department Head Office Of International Operations , Finance Division Tel: 972-76-8859989 fax: 972-77-8959989 Email: smadar.ilan@bankleumi.co.il The Bank of Israel avoided a surprise and kept its interest rate unchanged at 0.1% Most forecasters in the financial markets expected the Bank of Israel (BoI) to leave its June interest rate unchanged at 0.1%, and this is indeed what occurred. The background factors emphasized by the BoI in its June interest rate decision include: (a) a slight increase in the “inflation environment” recently; (b) a mixed picture regarding economic activity, involving also items that attest to an expansion in activity, particularly in the area of private consumption; (c) the view that the low economic growth rate in the US in the first quarter of the year is temporary and transitory, and that in the remainder of the year growth will return and will increase, together with an impact on economic growth in Israel and on the interest rate path in the US; and (d) continued heightened activity in almost all aspects of the local housing market. Furthermore, the BoI noted that the decision to keep the interest rate unchanged was taken despite the appreciation of the shekel vis-à-vis the currency basket since the meeting of the Monetary Committee at the end of April. Looking forward, we believe there is still a possibility for an interest rate cut to 0% in the coming months, with the necessary background conditions for such a move likely to include a number of surprises on the down-side in the monthly consumer price index (CPI) and an additional appreciation of the shekel vis-à-vis the currency basket. An interest rate hike in Israel, apparently only towards the end of 2015, will be dependent on the interest rate path in the US – as a rate hike is advanced there, then a change in the trend can be expected also in the local interest rate. The near-zero local interest rate reflects a negative real short-term interest rate, and as such contributes to a situation of “asset price inflation”. The consequences of expansionary monetary policy, with a global emphasis, were discussed also in the lecture of Prof. Stanley Fischer at the University of Tel Aviv on May 26th. Prof. Fischer also mentioned in his written speech that the Fed is making great efforts to communicate its intentions regarding the path of monetary policy normalization, this with the purpose of minimizing volatility in the markets due to its large influence over them. However, caution must be taken regarding countries that are relatively unstable, with weak macro-economic underpinnings. For these countries the normalization of monetary policy in the US, headed by a return to a “normal” interest rate, is likely to lead to “bumpiness” along the path; and therefore, the Fed has a heavy global responsibility during this process to attempt to reduce the degree of uncertainty, and thus clear description of its future plans is required. (continuation on page 4) When Bond Yields Spike By: Capital Market Research Department, Investment Counselling Division Investors get a taste of what happens when bond yields spike The subdued global interest-rate environment is the main risk for investor portfolios, primarily because a rise in yields (either gradual or sudden) over the next few years could result in extremely low returns, or even losses, across the varied asset classes. The potentially most vulnerable asset class in our recommended portfolio is equities. As to bonds, the allocation to medium-duration government debt will eventually offset losses stemming from rising yields, as the portfolio’s average maturity shortens over time. At the end of April and beginning of May, investors got a taste of the potential impact of a yield spike on investment portfolios. Within two weeks, the yield on 10year German bunds rose from 0.1% to 0.7%, from 1.9% to 2.2% on equivalent Treasuries, and yields on 10-year Israeli fixed-rate government debt rose from 1.4% to 1.8%. Over the same timeframe, the price of corporate bonds responded globally in almost identical fashion, even as spreads remained largely unchanged across most credit ratings. The LQD exchange traded fund, which focuses on US investment-grade corporate bonds, lost around 3% of its value during this period, similar to the declines in 8-year government bond durations (the same average duration bonds tracked by LQD). In contrast, the MSCI World equities index slipped 2%, while in Israel, share indices fell more sharply than the major Tel Bond indices, possibly because of the sharp stock rally that preceded the falls. In the days immediately after the two-week stumble, when markets calmed down and bond yields edged lower, shares rose more sharply than bond prices. That two-week period of rising yields should serve as an indication to investors as to the sensitivity of their portfolios to duration risk. Investors who were rattled by how sharply the value of their bond holdings fell when yields spiked, should consider reducing the level of their holdings’ duration risk, either by reducing exposure to bonds, or shortening their average their average duration. In coming years, there could well be periods of even greater volatility on long-dated bonds. of May, despite the rise in bond yields that put the price of risk assets under pressure globally, the dollar failed to strengthen (the dollar only appreciated globally in the second half of May, driven by strong US macroeconomic news releases). This phenomenon was surprising because a rise in market jitters generally leads to falling risk-asset prices and global dollar strength. The explanation for the dollar’s surprising behavior may have been that Europe was the primary trigger setting off the yield spike. In any event, the development indicates that portfolio exposure to the dollar doesn’t always offset across-the-board falls in risk assets and that holding dollars offers nothing but partial insurance for investment portfolios. We believe the three factors summarized below argue in favor of gaining exposure to this asset class at present. 1. T he growth rates in the US are expected to remain positive in coming months, based on current trends in the data. In consequence, default rates in the two countries aren’t expected to rise significantly, with the possible exception of bonds in the US energy sector. 2. T he main risk hanging over all risk assets is rising interest rates, which would hit medium- and long-dated bonds as well as equities. Short-dated high-yield bonds can be expected to generate relatively solid returns as long as interest-rate hikes (if they occur) are gradual and measured, and economic growth trends don’t take a turn for the worse. 3. A nother potential scenario is that in coming months we’ll be witness to stable stock and government bond prices. Given such a backdrop, the ongoing returns generated by short-dated high-yield corporate bonds could prove to be superior to other risk assets. That said, we should emphasize: these investments are characterized by high risk. Another phenomenon that accompanied the spike in yields was the rise in inflation expectations in the US and Europe, as reflected in the two countries’ bond markets. Inflation expectations could end up being one of the main accelerators (or decelerators) affecting the timing of a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike. An additional factor, which receives almost no mention from the Fed, is the dollar’s exchange rate. A strong dollar could significantly reduce the pace of US interest-rate hikes. At the beginning 2 ESPECIALLY FOR LEUMI PRIVATE BANKING CLIENTS Advertising’s New Brain Internet users don’t like ads, and have two main ways of ignoring them. The first and most common is ‘banner blindness.’ The second is the use of tools designed to block ads, of which the most popular is AdBlock. In 2014, the use of ad blocks surged by 70% to almost 200 million users. According to a forecast for 2015 published by Strategy Analytics, a consulting and research firm, the United Kingdom will be the first country in which digital advertising exceeds 50% of all other forms of advertising. The 2015 forecast for the US is 28%, for Western Europe 34%, and for the world as a whole 30%. The rest of the advertising mix will include television and other formats, such as radio, print, and outdoor adverts. A growing percentage of digital advertising is being managed by algorithms—i.e., programmatic advertising. The programmatic advertising revolution is being brought about, unsurprisingly, by Google, with its AdWords and AdSense platforms, which have changed the face of advertising forever. Google’s platforms enable the display of marketing messages and ads using dynamic data about each specific user based on search patterns and website preferences, charging advertisers on a per-click basis. We’re all familiar with ads displayed with search results. At the same time, Google aggregates data about the behavior of users, enabling the company to improve the accuracy and quality of its new advertising tools. AdWords was launched in 2000 and quickly became the dominant player in the advertising field. Google in now the world’s No. 1 advertising firm. Two of the new and most prominent in the programmatic advertising segment are companies founded by Israeli entrepreneurs. They’ve already gone international, having set up head offices in New York. The two are Outbrain, founded by the startup veteran Yaron Galai, and Taboola, established by Adam Singolda, a young new startup whiz. Outbrain started its operations in 2006, with Taboola coming later. Both have millions of users globally (550 million and 400 million, respectively), and both use smart platforms that analyze aggregated and ‘live’ data, in order to provide choices to online users. Advertisers pay on a per-click basis. Both companies are leaders in the content recommendation category. Neither describes itself as an advertising platform. Outbrain, Taboola, and other content-recommendation firms offer advertisers solutions for new demands stemming from the widespread transition to content marketing. In the digital age, advertisers have become publishers, creating and distributing content, nonstop PRIVATE BANKING Issue No. 125 June 2015 and through varied media, including websites, blogs, and Facebook, amongst others. Content recommendation is a tool enabling advertisers to gain exposure to varied media, such as news websites, integrating their ads with content. Sophisticated algorithms, which continually become smarter by gathering and analyzing data in real time, stimulating user interest, thereby increasing the odds of garnering clicks. The ads look like part of a page’s content, and the objective of gaining users’ clicks isn’t to direct them to an ad, but to potentially valuable content, such as an article or survey. In practice, the platforms try to predict the next moves of online users before they’re aware of them themselves. This may sound odd, but its how the technology works. Giant databases with information about the behavior of online users, in addition to dynamic algorithms, are capable of predicting what the users’ interests and focuses are, and to provide them with appropriate content. And that’s what they promise advertisers, who pay on a per-click basis. To understand the amount of data that enable this ambitious promise, you have to realize that Outbrain is linked to more than 100,000 websites, employing around 50 algorithms. In short, big data is involved. Content recommendations existed before the two Israeli companies came on the scene, but were contextual, based on subjects or key words defined in advance, or on popularity. The innovative aspect of the new advanced platforms is their simplicity. They just add additional categories, such as involvement, discussions, online patterns (the user’s typical online behavior) amongst other factors, using technologies that enable the processing of relevant information in real time. In consequence, recommendations are tailored to the individual preferences of each user. But people, as a rule, don’t like advertising. Therefore, the key to success—and developers and innovative platform managers readily admit this—is not to offer ads, but content. What they provide doesn’t look like an ad or behave like an ad, even though a large part of the operations of Outbrain and Taboola is paid for by advertisers (the other part is conducted for media outlets that use platforms promoting systematic content and increase traffic within the medium). This isn’t only a matter of disguise or cosmetics. The successful use of these platforms involves creating high-quality content that interests and proves valuable to users. The success of these platforms depends on content quality, which is the key to generating clicks. Sources: http://bit.ly/rmmc-rogrammaticAdvertising 3 (continuation from page 1) LEUMI PRIVATE BANKING CENTERS IN ISRAEL Despite moderate economic growth in the first quarter of the year, business sector activity remained strong Initial estimates of Israeli economic activity in the first quarter of 2015 show that GDP increased 2.5% compared to the fourth quarter of last year (in annualized terms, seasonally adjusted data). This is a low growth rate compared to the average in recent quarters, and even low from a long-term perspective. The business sector product, which does not include the contribution of government expenditure to GDP, nor the contribution of a number of additional small components, increased by an annual 3.2% rate. This is the highest quarterly rate of growth since the second quarter of 2013 (except for the fourth quarter of last year) and similar to the average quarterly growth rate over the last three years, attesting to the resilience of the business sector. PRIVATE BANKING FOR ISRAELI RESIDENTS The GDP growth rate is expected to accelerate in 2015; private consumption is expected to continue to support local economic activity Examination of the GDP components from the first quarter of the year indicates an expansion in most GDP components (led by private consumption and exports), albeit by a more moderate rate compared to the fourth quarter of last year, which was especially strong. This is because the fourth quarter of last year was actually a “correction” to the near-zero GDP growth in the third quarter of 2014, which stemmed from, for the most part, Operation Protective Edge. The private consumption component increased 5.5% in the first quarter of this year compared to the preceding quarter, in continuation of the relatively strong trend in the preceding three quarters. Overall, private consumption increased 5.9% in the full year ending in the first quarter of 2015. This figure reflects a rapid 3.8% rate of growth in private consumption per capita during the last four quarters. Among the uses of economy resources components, the private consumption component represented the largest contribution to GDP, and also indirectly affected other components of economic growth, thus showing its very strong importance to real activity in the Israeli economy, similar to the case in the rest of the world. Looking forward, we estimate real economic activity in the coming quarters will increase by a similar rate (and perhaps even more rapidly), such that overall in 2015 the economic growth rate will accelerate to 3.5%, against the backdrop of the expected acceleration in exports and in investments in fixed assets. Furthermore, we note the strong contribution to the GDP growth forecast stemming from the expansion in private consumption. However, in the coming years the potential for a substantial acceleration of Israel growth is limited in light of the fact that some European countries, and also the US, all of which have a significant impact on Israeli exports. Therefore, the growth rate in Israel is expected to be lower than prior to the global economic crisis of 2008-2009. A slight increase in the inflation environment following the April CPI figure; inflation is expected to exit negative territory towards the end of the year The April consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.6%, and contributed to a moderate rise in the inflation environment. Over the last 12 months the CPI declined 0.5% (April 2015 compared to April 2014), reflecting a slight change compared to the preceding month (a 1% decline). However, excluding the impact of the housing component, which is based for the most part on housing rental prices, the CPI declined by a more substantial rate (1.3%). That is to say, the inflation environment remains low. Looking forward, the annual rate of change in the CPI (which is currently in negative territory) is expected to continue to climb gradually (that is to say, to be less negative), and to enter positive territory towards the end of the year. 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