{"id":111367,"date":"2022-04-03T09:35:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T13:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=111367"},"modified":"2022-04-03T09:35:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T13:35:32","slug":"commodities-and-the-new-world-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=111367","title":{"rendered":"<h1>Commodities and the <i>New World Order<\/i><\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Commodities And The New World Order:<\/strong> What You Need To Know From Zoltan Pozsar\u2019s Bretton Woods III<\/h1>\n<h3>If you would ask Credit Suisse contributor Zoltan Pozsar, the world is heading into a new monetary order \u2013 what<br \/>\nThe post Commodities And The New World\u2026<\/h3>\n<p><!--more-->Poste by ER Velasco<br \/>\nthe deep dive<\/p>\n<p>If you would ask Credit Suisse contributor Zoltan Pozsar, the world is heading into a new monetary order \u2013 what he calls the Bretton Woods III. In a nutshell, we are bound to see the rise of commodities as a primary monetary influence that might see the fall of the dollar and the rise of currencies in the East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen this crisis (and war) is over, the U.S. dollar should be much weaker and, on the flipside, the renminbi much stronger, backed by a basket of commodities,\u201d said Pozsar in his dispatch on March 7.<\/p>\n<p>He expounded on this in his latest article published on Thursday, detailing the framework for the so-called commodity-driven monetary world order Bretton Woods III.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we are right, our framework will be the right framework to think about how to trade interest rates in coming years,\u201d Pozsar started. He theorizes that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>inflation will be higher<\/li>\n<li>the level of rates will be higher<\/li>\n<li>demand for commodity reserves will be higher, which will naturally replace the demand for foreign currency reserves<\/li>\n<li>demand for dollars will be lower as more trade will be done in other currencies; and<\/li>\n<li>the negative cross-currency basis (the dollar premium) will naturally fade away and potentially become a positive cross-currency basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The key arguments in viewing the onset of a new world monetary order are the complexity brought by the rising commodity prices, and the geopolitical instability caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. Simply put, money is starting to change its characterization from how we know it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fitvids-video\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=TheDeepDive_ca&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NrZWxldG9uX2xvYWRpbmdfMTMzOTgiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoiY3RhIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19zcGFjZV9jYXJkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9mZiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0Zndfc2Vuc2l0aXZlX21lZGlhX2ludGVyc3RpdGlhbF8xMzk2MyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6NH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1509839177080258567&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fthedeepdive.ca%2Fcommodities-and-the-new-world-order-what-you-need-to-know-from-zoltan-pozsars-bretton-woods-iii%2F&amp;sessionId=71c9249b4c1067851b5997459c2b6ee24a149a38&amp;siteScreenName=TheDeepDive_ca&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f9f80a909a60b%3A1648751432723&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1509839177080258567\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Basing his position on Perry Mehrling\u2019s \u201cfour prices of money\u201d: par, interest, foreign exchange, and price levels, which are all defined by nominal values agreed upon and regulated by monetary institutions, Pozsar said that the domain of real values of the commodities must be taken into account moving forward. With these being outside the purview of central banks, he believes Bretton Woods II is nearing its end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCentral banks have it easy when it comes to policing the prices of money in the nominal domain, but not when it comes to policing prices in the real domain of commodities, especially when pressures come not from demand, but supply,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-167183\" src=\"https:\/\/thedeepdive.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2-1024x323.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedeepdive.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2-1024x323.png 1024w, https:\/\/thedeepdive.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/thedeepdive.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2-150x47.png 150w, https:\/\/thedeepdive.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2-768x242.png 768w, https:\/\/thedeepdive.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2-1536x484.png 1536w, https:\/\/thedeepdive.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2.png 1751w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>In a case where commodities will pretty much dictate the new world monetary order, factors like the geopolitical standing of the commodities supplier in the international community, the real added cost on foreign cargo given the shift in trade partners, and the protection of the safety of shipping these commodities must be considered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe point we make is that for price stability, we need structural stability in both the nominal and in the real domains\u2013deflation (structural) happens when demand cannot be funded, and, contrarily, inflation (structural) happens when supply is disrupted by war and other events.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Foreign cargo<\/h4>\n<p>On foreign cargo, the world is suddenly seeing commodity-supplying nations making demands on paying for the exports in their respective currencies: Russia demands its exports are paid in rubles and Saudi Arabia has expressed openness to paying for Chinese exports in renminbi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt used to be as simple as \u2018our currency, your problem\u2019. Now it\u2019s \u2018our commodity, your problem\u2019,\u201d as Pozsar puts it.<\/p>\n<p>And in a situation like this, supplier nations get to supersede the monetary world order. \u201cAccording to estimates by the US Department of Agriculture, China holds half of the world\u2019s wheat reserves and 70% of its corn. In contrast, the U.S. controls only 6% and 12% of the global wheat and corn reserves,\u201d said Pozsar.<\/p>\n<p>He also added that \u201cenergy and commodities are needed for virtually everything,\u201d and as the leading energy exporter, Russia virtually \u201cexports everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Shipping<\/h4>\n<p>While Europe and other energy-importing nations are working on cutting off their dependency on Russia, the country is bound to look for customers in the East\u2013primarily China\u2013through less-efficient routes. This leads to a domino effect where China would import fewer resources from a much closer Middle East, and Europe looking into sourcing its energy imports from other producers with no established efficient routes. Essentially, this is why Pozsar believes the added cost of shipping would factor in the price of money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsider that as cheap Russian oil gets diverted to China, China will buy less oil from the Middle East and then Middle Eastern oil will now have to be shipped to Europe with the same loss of efficiency as the shipment of Baltic oil to China,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Pozsar painted a picture of the possible scenarios coming off from these new trade routes, essentially concluding that shipments might take four months instead of around a week. He also laid out how the current trade routes and shipping vessel capacities would provide for a much harder import-export synergy in the new geopolitical realliances\u2013which again, would cost more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia exports every major commodity imaginable, and the same problems will show up in other products and also with ships that move dry, as opposed to wet cargo. It will be a big mess,\u201d explained Pozsar.<\/p>\n<h4>Protection<\/h4>\n<p>With the price of money heavily tied to commodities, its protection and security are expected to influence the new world monetary order.<\/p>\n<p>Pozsar explained that while \u201ccurrency, deposits, and money fund shares are interchangeable always at par,\u201d the value of commodities is at the mercy of its security and consistency of shipment. Factors that might affect this include power shift (and price control) in favor of route regulators and bottlenecks in sea routes caused by external factors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore expensive ships. More expensive cargo. More expensive transit fees. Much longer transit routes. More risks of piracy. More to pay for insurance. More price-volatile cargo. More margin calls. More need for term bank credit,\u201d he relayed.<\/p>\n<h4>The triangle of a new world order<\/h4>\n<p>Citing Ray Dalio\u2019s stagflation view, Pozsar said that \u201cthe price signals from the four pillars of commodity trading will dominate the signals coming from the four prices of money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arising from the ashes of the current geopolitical conflict, commodities-driven monetary world order would replace the current one, as Pozsar puts it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommodity reserves will be an essential part of Bretton Woods III, and historically wars are won by those who have more food and energy supplies,\u201d he added. In the new world order, banks would create eurorenminbi mainly to accumulate for buying Chinese Treasuries, outside money like gold (instead of G7 inside money), and commodity reserves instead of foreign currency reserves.<\/p>\n<p>With the new approach to understanding the monetary order, financial and price stability may be achieved over time\u2013but not without taking hits on inflation and interest rates.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-167192\" src=\"https:\/\/thedeepdive.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-3-1024x456.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedeepdive.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-3-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/thedeepdive.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-3-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/thedeepdive.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-3-150x67.png 150w, https:\/\/thedeepdive.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-3-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/thedeepdive.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-3.png 1096w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe new trinity of Bretton Woods III will be about \u2018our commodity, your problem\u2019\u2013 the EU\u2019s inflation problem for sure, if not the inflation problem of the entire G7,\u201d Pozsar ended.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nxtmine.com\/news\/articles\/economics\/commodities-and-the-new-world-order-what-you-need-to-know-from-zoltan-pozsars-bretton-woods-iii\/\">https:\/\/www.nxtmine.com\/news\/articles\/economics\/commodities-and-the-new-world-order-what-you-need-to-know-from-zoltan-pozsars-bretton-woods-iii\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commodities And The New World Order: What You Need To Know From Zoltan Pozsar\u2019s Bretton Woods III If you would ask Credit Suisse contributor Zoltan Pozsar, the world is heading into a new monetary order \u2013 what The post Commodities &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=111367\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111367\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}