Copper and Commodity Dynamics: Supply and Demand under COVID-19 – ALPS and USCF – 8.12.20

Overview:
Title: Copper and Commodity Dynamics: Supply and Demand under COVID-19
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Duration: 1 hour

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Summary:

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Copper demand has predictably declined in 2020 due to mandatory factory shutdowns in China and overall global economic contractions related to COVID-19. Economies around the world have now begun expanding production, and while economic output remains lower than pre-COVID, demand for copper and other commodities has been increasing since March. Less well understood is the unprecedented supply impact of the pandemic, particularly in copper and other raw materials that require significant human labor for production. Major copper producing countries such as Chile and Peru are still reeling from a growing caseload of Coronavirus. Large-scale lockdowns certainly impact demand but also create production headwinds for raw materials. Supply chain disruptions are creating shortages as demand is recovering, and we will discuss these dynamics in the copper marketplace while drawing similar comparisons to other parts of the commodity markets.

Speakers:
Ryan Katz Ryan Katz National Sales Director USCF

Ryan is USCF’s National Sales Director. In this capacity, Ryan is responsible for educating financial intermediaries on all USCF products, presenting USCF research and product development. Prior to joining USCF, Ryan was an Account Executive with Meridian-IQ where he worked with hundreds of financial services firms, including USCF, to help maximize their distribution efforts with the use data and technology. Ryan is a graduate of Florida State University with degrees in Finance and Real Estate. Ryan is also a 2020 candidate in the Duke Fuqua Global executive MBA program. He holds NFA series 3 and 30 registrations as well as FINRA Series 7 and 63 and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst charterholder.
Kurt Nelson Kurt Nelson Chief Executive Officer SummerHaven Index Management

Kurt is a Founding Partner of SummerHaven and serves as Managing Partner. Previously, he was Head of the Commodity Index business at UBS Investment Bank. He was a member of the Supervisory Committee for both the DJ-UBS Commodity Index (now known as the Bloomberg Commodity Index) and the UBS Bloomberg CMCI Index. Kurt was also responsible for launching the UBS Exchange-traded note platform (E-TRACS). Prior to UBS, Kurt created and managed the high net worth business for AIG Financial Products, and he also provided equity derivative and commodity index solutions for U.S. corporations, institutional investors and principal dealers. Kurt served in U.S. Navy Intelligence from 1988-1992, and he received his B.S. in Mathematics from the College of William and Mary.
Ryan Katz is a Registered Representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc. Investing involves risk, including loss of principal. USCF Funds distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. For Investment Professionals Only.