JHME News and Press, John Hancock Multifactor Energy From 05/24/22

The economic news emanating from Britain and the European Union is continuing to come in weak, as many European countries are expected to slip into a recession this year. While inflation may be ebbing in China and the U.S., inflation is still accelerating in Britain and the rest of Eu...

Midstream had a strong week, finishing 1% higher amid the wider market turmoil. Midstream fundamentals are holding up well, with the bullish sentiment reflected in management commentary at the 2022 EIC MLP conference held this week. We invested the remainder of our distributions i...

Our rising price problem is, more than anything, a supply problem, and reducing demand is certainly one way to tackle it. But returning to the pre-COVID growth rate doesn’t mean we are headed to recession, that contraction is in our immediate future. US stocks and REITs wer...

Exactly a year ago I shared a chart here that represented “An Epic Set Of Alligator Jaws.” It plotted the weighting of the energy sector within the S&P 500 Index versus the combined weightings of the tech and communications services sectors. The energy sector has ris...

We are seeing an increase in gasoline demand in North America, not a decrease. Exxon continues to rake in the cash as they touched quarterly revenue levels not seen since 2014. Exxon has increased its buyback plans from $10 billion to $30 billion by the end of 2023. Will we see mo...

Our macroeconomic forecasting team assesses how the war and latest survey data have altered the economic outlook, policymaking and recession risks. Global growth was dragged lower, principally by steep contractions in Russia and mainland China. Barring the initial COVID-19 outbreak, M...

SEA experienced a severe contraction in 2020 because of lockdowns and border closures to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, which halted economic activity and business in the region. Singapore is on track for power demand recovery. The average power demand in Q1-2022 surpass...

The EIA reported Brazil’s January production increased by 194 kb/d to 3,032 kb/d. The EIA reported that Russian output decreased by 99 kb/d in January to 10,598 kb/d. January’s world oil production increased by 137 kb/d to 79,659 kb/d according to the EIA. For ...

Holly Energy Partners recently completed their acquisition of new assets from Sinclair as their parent company merged with the latter. Whilst this pushed their outstanding unit count higher, it should also boost their free cash flow and thus see their strong distribution coverage rema...

Just when we thought the world economy was regaining its footing, a military conflict in Europe has led us to reconsider our outlook for growth and inflation. In light of Russia’s invasion, we developed a framework for thinking about the economic impact of the conflict on the e...