5. Keynote Speakers
Chief Economists Debate
Speaker Function and Company
Mr. Edwin De Boeck Chief Economist, KBC Bank
Mr. Peter De Keyzer Chief Economist, BNP Paribas Fortis
Mr. Geert Gielens Chief Economist, Belfius
Mr. Peter Vanden Houte Chief Economist, ING
Mr. Prof. Dr. Koen Schoors Moderator
7. ING BELGIUM
Direct impact of a Grexit should be smaller
Banks’ exposure to Greece much lowerOfficial sector has biggest exposure to Greek public debt
Foreign banking claims on GreeceComposition of central government debt has changed dramatically
But contagion effects would still be huge as euro would prove not to be “irreversible”
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
Q1-2011 Q2-2014
On the Greek non-bank private sector On the Greek public sector
On Greek banks
USD bn
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Q1-2011 Q3-2014
Bonds Notes Loans
EUR bn
7
10. ING BELGIUM
ECB QE programme
• Open-ended plan: €60 Bln per month until
September 2016 and at least until there is a
sustained adjustment in the path of inflation which
is consistent with the aim of achieving inflation
rates below, but close to, 2% over the medium
term.
• Risk sharing: 20% mutualised (mostly supra-
nationale bonds) and 80% non-mutualised
10
11. ING BELGIUM
ECB bond buying targets
>100%
25% issue limit
148.5
29.9
23.7
14.0
171.1
106.7
48.3
0.8
217.1
15.2
21.0
4.2
1.8
9.3
24.5
2.4
5.0
3.4
2.3
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225
Italy
Belgium
Austria
Ireland
France
Spain
Netherlands
Malta
Germany
Finland
Portugal
Slovenia
Cyprus
Slovakia
Greece
Luxembourg
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Allocation of €850bn worth of sovereign bond purchases based on ECB capital keys
9.0%
9.4%
11.0%
12.0%
12.8%
14.7%
14.7%
15.9%
18.2%
19.0%
19.1%
22.5%
28.8%
28.6%
36.8%
38.6%
48%
89.6%
0.0% 25.0% 50.0% 75.0%
Italy
Belgium
Austria
Ireland
France
Spain
Netherlands
Malta
Germany
Finland
Portugal
Slovenia
Cyprus
Slovakia
Greece
Luxembourg
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Central government bonds to be purchased by country (EUR bn) Target amount as a share of current outstandings (%)
11
13. ECB Bazooka: fighting deflation/stagnation.
The ECB used its QE bazooka and it is a big one
ECB meeting of January, 22
QE: purchases of €600 bln of government bonds and ABS/Covered bonds
between march 2015 and sept 2016 (open ended!)
Maturities between 2Y and 30Y (linkers and FRN incl.)
In the secondary market
Bron : Belfius Capital Markets / ECB 13
14. ECB Bazooka: fighting deflation/stagnation.
The ECB used its QE bazooka and it is a big one
Bron : Belfius Capital Markets / ECB 14
15. Asset inflation.
The fed balance sheet is the driver behind the price increase of stocks
Bron : FACTSET
15
16. Low rates do not equate high growth.
Low rates: a necessary, not a sufficient condition
Bron : FACTSET
I (t)= 0,46 profit (t-1) + 30080 capacity utilisation (t-1)
(8,37) (12,36)
16
17. Financing: not “the” pressing problem in Belgium.
Demand is lacking, not supply
Source: ECB; SAFE
H2 2011 H2 2012 H2 2013 H12014
competent staff 25% 15% 14% 21%
finding
customers
17% 16% 19% 18%
production- &
labourcost
24% 24% 22% 18%
regulation 7% 16% 16% 13%
competition 13% 13% 14% 12%
financing 10% 10% 9% 11%
other 5% 6% 7% 7%
total 100% 100% 100% 100%
17
18. Lower oil prices
A boost to global growth in 2015?
February 2015
Edwin De Boeck
Chief Economist KBC Group
19. 19
Oil- and commodity prices
Going down…
Oil price falling more in USD than in EUR
(price per barrel Brent)
21. 21
Demand & supply on the oil market
(mln. barrels per day)
Source: International Energy Agency
Lower oil prices
…but mainly a positive supply shock
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
US oil production
(mln. barrels per day)
Tight oil production
Crude oil production (excl. tight oil)
22. 22
Demand & supply on the oil market
(mln. barrels per day)
Source: International Energy Agency
Lower oil prices
…but mainly a positive supply shock
23. 23
A ‘permanent’ or ‘temporary’ shock?
- What is the price elasticity of oil
supply?
Global macro-economic impact?
- What is the net impact of an income
transfer from oil producers to oil
consumers?
- What is the impact on inflation
(expectations) and monetary policy?
Lower oil prices
Global macro-economic impact
24. 24
Impact of a 20% oil price decrease after
one year on real GDP (in %-points)
Lower oil prices
Global macro-economic impact
A ‘permanent’ or ‘temporary’ shock?
- What is the price elasticity of oil
supply?
Global macro-economic impact?
- What is the net impact of an income
transfer from oil producers to oil
consumers?
- What is the impact on inflation
(expectations) and monetary policy?
25. 25 Source: ECB staff
Cumulative impact of 10% oil price decrease
after 3 years on real GDP
(in %-points)
Lower oil prices
Impact on growth in Eurozone countries (ECB-estimates)
Oil consumption - Belgium vs. Eurozone
(1980 = 100)
26. 26
Lower oil prices
Adding to deflationary pressure?
A ‘permanent’ or ‘temporary’ shock?
- What is the price elasticity of oil
supply?
Global macro-economic impact?
- What is the net impact of an income
transfer from oil producers to oil
consumers?
- What is the impact on inflation
(expectations) and monetary policy?
27. 27
Investment themes 2015 ?
Buy
US-dollar
European stocks: large cap cyclicals that benefit most from lower oil prices
and/or USD-appreciation
Emerging Asia
technology stocks
high dividend stocks
Underweight financials, basic materials and energy
Underweight US-stocks
Short duration
36. 3/2/2015 |Economic Research
Conclusion
• Weak growth in Europe…
• …for some time to come
• Negative demographic backdrop…
• …and not a lot of fiscal space
• Growth will come from innovation and competition
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