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The Return of a Monster?
The dark side of secular stagnation
November 2015
www.ing-diba.de
Carsten Brzeski
Chief Economist
Global cooling…
2
…has brought back recession fears
3
Chinese headaches
4
What you see is not always what you get
5
And China is contagious for other emerging market economies
6
GDP-growth year-on-year %
US – To hike or not to hike?
7
Labour market still has some dark spots
8
US policy rate expectations
9
Eurozone balancing act continues
10
Credit growth remains lacklustre
11
Optimism and reality
12
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Eurozone GDP growth rate (% yoy)
ECB forecast actual data
13
Car country Germany
14
But before the first run out of the room to get some happy pills…
15
…there are some rays of hope
16
Different Chinese growth model
17
Industry + Construction
Services
US labour market is strong…
18
…and household finances are in much better shape
19
Eurozone confidence is still robust...
20
...with some Eurozone rebalancing…
21
…driven by external tailwinds…
22
BUT…the secular stagnation and deleveraging issue
23
Low oil prices are not a blessing for everyone
24
Debt – the ticking time bomb in China?
25
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2000 2007 2014
China - Debt-to-GDP ratio (%)
Household Corporate Government Financial
Eurozone – the tough difference between change and level
26
Pick-up in investment will be key…
27
28
…but leverage remains a crucial hurdle
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
2005q1
2005q4
2006q3
2007q2
2008q1
2008q4
2009q3
2010q2
2011q1
2011q4
2012q3
2013q2
2014q1
2014q4
2015q3
Gross debt households in % GDP
United States
Japan
Euro area
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
2005q1
2005q4
2006q3
2007q2
2008q1
2008q4
2009q3
2010q2
2011q1
2011q4
2012q3
2013q2
2014q1
2014q4
2015q3
Gross debt non-financial corporations in % GDP
United States
Japan
Euro area
Source OECD
It is time to get up…
29
The Eurozone’s structural problems
30
Diverging competitiveness…
31 26.11.15 Bitte Präsentationstitel über Menüpunkt "Ansicht", "Kopf- und Fußzeile" anpassen
32
Drivers of change
33
Autonomous driving: The autonomous driving biomobile
34
Source: Futureclick.
Autonomous driving: Brightest future for self-driving cars in US
and China
35
Source: IHS Automotive 2014.
Autonomous driving: Autonomous driving in perfection
36
Smart cities
37
Source: Nationale Plattform Zukunftsstadt.
Robotics: The cook who knows 2,000 recipes by heart
38
Source: Computerbild.
Robotics: Change in competitiveness due to robotics
39
Source: BCG 2015.
Robotics: Labor-cost savings
40
Source: BCG 2015.
Robotics: The Robot Journalist
41
Source: TheGuardian; Getty Images.
Robotics: The Robots are already here
42
Source: IFR.
Big data
43
Source: Datafloq.
3d printing
44
But will there be a real economic impact?
45
Source: The Economist.
Potential economic impact of IoT
46
Monitoring and managing illness, improving wellness
Condition-based maintenance, reduced insurance
Operations optimization, equipment maintenance, health and safety, IoT-
enabled R&D
Operations optimization, predictive maintenance, inventory optimization,
health and safety
Organizational redesign and worker monitoring, augmented reality for
training, energy monitoring, building security
Automated checkout, layout optimization, smart CRM, in-store personalized
promotions, inventory shrinkage prevention
Energy management, safety and security, chore automation, usage-based
design of appliances
Public safety and health, traffic control, resource management
Size in 2025. $ billion, adjusted to 2015 dollars.
Source: McKinsey 2015.
Logistics routing, autonomous cars and trucks, navigation560-
850
930-
1,660
210-
740
160-
930
170-
1,590
Developed vs developing world
47
Health-care spending in advanced economies is twice that in developing
economies
Higher values in advanced economies outweighs higher number of
emerging market households
Higher adoption and values in advanced economies, but large number of
retail settings in developing markets
Higher costs and wages in advanced economies raises value of impact
Larger investments in automation in advanced economies, but large number
of factories in emerging markets
Higher adoption in advanced economies outweighs larger number of
developing economy deployments
Higher costs in advanced economies
More autonomous vehicles in advanced economies, but larger number of
cities and populations in developing markets
Transportation/shipping spending higher in advanced economies
Source: McKinsey 2015.
Reasons for different levels of impact%
Industrials: a wide open opportunity
Energy efficiency, home comfort and security
will be key areas of Industrial focus
IoT can help reduce home energy consumption
by over 40% in various applications
48
Source: ABB; Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research.
What do we need?
Connectivity infrastructure builds the backbone of Industry 4.0
Source: Cisco VNI 2015; Cisco Global Cloud Index, 2014.
49
Are countries laying the right foundations?
50
NAC: National absorptive capacity, 55 indicators, e.g. banking and finance, education, governance, suppliers, R&D, technology skills.
Rankings of countries‘ Industrial Internet of Things enabling factors
Source: Accenture; Frontier Economics.
NAC score
Don’t fear the monster but face the reality
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QUESTIONS?
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Disclosures Appendix
ANALYST CERTIFICATION
The analyst(s) who prepared this report hereby certifies that the views expressed in this report accurately reflect his/her personal views about the subject securities or
issuers and no part of his/her compensation was, is, or will be directly or indirectly related to the inclusion of specific recommendations or views in this report.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES
Company disclosures are available from the disclosures page on our website at http://research.ing.com.
The remuneration of research analysts is not tied to specific investment banking transactions performed by ING Group although it is based in part on overall
revenues, to which investment banking contribute.
Securities prices: Prices are taken as of the previous day’s close on the home market unless otherwise stated.
Conflicts of interest policy. ING manages conflicts of interest arising as a result of the preparation and publication of research through its use of internal databases,
notifications by the relevant employees and Chinese walls as monitored by ING Compliance. For further details see our research policies page at
http://research.ing.com.
Research analyst(s): The research analyst(s) for this report may not be registered/qualified as a research analyst with the NYSE and/or NASD. The research
analyst(s) for this report may not be an associated person of ING Financial Markets LLC and therefore may not be subject to Rule 2711 restrictions on
communications with a subject company, public appearances and trading securities held by the research analyst’s account.
FOREIGN AFFILIATES DISCLOSURES
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CARSTEN BRZESKI, Chief Economist at ING-DiBa (Germany)

  • 1. The Return of a Monster? The dark side of secular stagnation November 2015 www.ing-diba.de Carsten Brzeski Chief Economist
  • 3. …has brought back recession fears 3
  • 5. What you see is not always what you get 5
  • 6. And China is contagious for other emerging market economies 6 GDP-growth year-on-year %
  • 7. US – To hike or not to hike? 7
  • 8. Labour market still has some dark spots 8
  • 9. US policy rate expectations 9
  • 10. Eurozone balancing act continues 10
  • 11. Credit growth remains lacklustre 11
  • 12. Optimism and reality 12 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Eurozone GDP growth rate (% yoy) ECB forecast actual data
  • 13. 13
  • 15. But before the first run out of the room to get some happy pills… 15
  • 16. …there are some rays of hope 16
  • 17. Different Chinese growth model 17 Industry + Construction Services
  • 18. US labour market is strong… 18
  • 19. …and household finances are in much better shape 19
  • 20. Eurozone confidence is still robust... 20
  • 21. ...with some Eurozone rebalancing… 21
  • 22. …driven by external tailwinds… 22
  • 23. BUT…the secular stagnation and deleveraging issue 23
  • 24. Low oil prices are not a blessing for everyone 24
  • 25. Debt – the ticking time bomb in China? 25 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 2000 2007 2014 China - Debt-to-GDP ratio (%) Household Corporate Government Financial
  • 26. Eurozone – the tough difference between change and level 26
  • 27. Pick-up in investment will be key… 27
  • 28. 28 …but leverage remains a crucial hurdle 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 2005q1 2005q4 2006q3 2007q2 2008q1 2008q4 2009q3 2010q2 2011q1 2011q4 2012q3 2013q2 2014q1 2014q4 2015q3 Gross debt households in % GDP United States Japan Euro area 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 2005q1 2005q4 2006q3 2007q2 2008q1 2008q4 2009q3 2010q2 2011q1 2011q4 2012q3 2013q2 2014q1 2014q4 2015q3 Gross debt non-financial corporations in % GDP United States Japan Euro area Source OECD
  • 29. It is time to get up… 29
  • 31. Diverging competitiveness… 31 26.11.15 Bitte Präsentationstitel über Menüpunkt "Ansicht", "Kopf- und Fußzeile" anpassen
  • 32. 32
  • 34. Autonomous driving: The autonomous driving biomobile 34 Source: Futureclick.
  • 35. Autonomous driving: Brightest future for self-driving cars in US and China 35 Source: IHS Automotive 2014.
  • 36. Autonomous driving: Autonomous driving in perfection 36
  • 37. Smart cities 37 Source: Nationale Plattform Zukunftsstadt.
  • 38. Robotics: The cook who knows 2,000 recipes by heart 38 Source: Computerbild.
  • 39. Robotics: Change in competitiveness due to robotics 39 Source: BCG 2015.
  • 41. Robotics: The Robot Journalist 41 Source: TheGuardian; Getty Images.
  • 42. Robotics: The Robots are already here 42 Source: IFR.
  • 45. But will there be a real economic impact? 45 Source: The Economist.
  • 46. Potential economic impact of IoT 46 Monitoring and managing illness, improving wellness Condition-based maintenance, reduced insurance Operations optimization, equipment maintenance, health and safety, IoT- enabled R&D Operations optimization, predictive maintenance, inventory optimization, health and safety Organizational redesign and worker monitoring, augmented reality for training, energy monitoring, building security Automated checkout, layout optimization, smart CRM, in-store personalized promotions, inventory shrinkage prevention Energy management, safety and security, chore automation, usage-based design of appliances Public safety and health, traffic control, resource management Size in 2025. $ billion, adjusted to 2015 dollars. Source: McKinsey 2015. Logistics routing, autonomous cars and trucks, navigation560- 850 930- 1,660 210- 740 160- 930 170- 1,590
  • 47. Developed vs developing world 47 Health-care spending in advanced economies is twice that in developing economies Higher values in advanced economies outweighs higher number of emerging market households Higher adoption and values in advanced economies, but large number of retail settings in developing markets Higher costs and wages in advanced economies raises value of impact Larger investments in automation in advanced economies, but large number of factories in emerging markets Higher adoption in advanced economies outweighs larger number of developing economy deployments Higher costs in advanced economies More autonomous vehicles in advanced economies, but larger number of cities and populations in developing markets Transportation/shipping spending higher in advanced economies Source: McKinsey 2015. Reasons for different levels of impact%
  • 48. Industrials: a wide open opportunity Energy efficiency, home comfort and security will be key areas of Industrial focus IoT can help reduce home energy consumption by over 40% in various applications 48 Source: ABB; Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research.
  • 49. What do we need? Connectivity infrastructure builds the backbone of Industry 4.0 Source: Cisco VNI 2015; Cisco Global Cloud Index, 2014. 49
  • 50. Are countries laying the right foundations? 50 NAC: National absorptive capacity, 55 indicators, e.g. banking and finance, education, governance, suppliers, R&D, technology skills. Rankings of countries‘ Industrial Internet of Things enabling factors Source: Accenture; Frontier Economics. NAC score
  • 51. Don’t fear the monster but face the reality 51
  • 53. Disclosures Appendix ANALYST CERTIFICATION The analyst(s) who prepared this report hereby certifies that the views expressed in this report accurately reflect his/her personal views about the subject securities or issuers and no part of his/her compensation was, is, or will be directly or indirectly related to the inclusion of specific recommendations or views in this report. IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES Company disclosures are available from the disclosures page on our website at http://research.ing.com. The remuneration of research analysts is not tied to specific investment banking transactions performed by ING Group although it is based in part on overall revenues, to which investment banking contribute. Securities prices: Prices are taken as of the previous day’s close on the home market unless otherwise stated. Conflicts of interest policy. ING manages conflicts of interest arising as a result of the preparation and publication of research through its use of internal databases, notifications by the relevant employees and Chinese walls as monitored by ING Compliance. For further details see our research policies page at http://research.ing.com. Research analyst(s): The research analyst(s) for this report may not be registered/qualified as a research analyst with the NYSE and/or NASD. The research analyst(s) for this report may not be an associated person of ING Financial Markets LLC and therefore may not be subject to Rule 2711 restrictions on communications with a subject company, public appearances and trading securities held by the research analyst’s account. FOREIGN AFFILIATES DISCLOSURES Each ING legal entity which produces research is a subsidiary, branch or affiliate of ING Bank N.V. See back page for the addresses and primary securities regulator for each of these entities. 53

Editor's Notes

  1. Fährt mit Abgasen aus der Luft: Der Biomobile Toyota. Das Fahrzeug filtert die Abgase aus der Luft und verarbeitet sie zu Treibstoff. Im Jahr 2057 nimmt uns Toyota beim Autofahren das schlechte Gewissen. Die Entwickler des Biomobile MECHA greifen nicht auf Wasserstoff oder gar herkömmlichen Treibstoff zurück, wenn es darum geht, das Fahrzeug zum Rollen zu bringen. Die Studie führt eine revolutionäre Technik ein: Das Roboter-Auto filtert die Schmutzpartikel aus der Luft, verwandelt sie in Treibstoff und sorgt auf diese Weise selbst für neuen Schwung. http://www.futureclick.net/trend-enzyklop%C3%A4die/concept-cars-vorbild-war-die-ameise/
  2. http://www.salzburg24.at/roboter-uebernehmen-ab-2017-die-kueche/4298505 Auch Video verfügbar http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cb-News-Vernetztes-Wohnen-Robo-Koch-11717267.html
  3. Robotics offer an opportunity for both high- and low-wage countries to make competitiveness gains Dependent on wage growth, labor productivity gains and robot adoption, China may gain ground vs. the US
  4. In 2013, robot sales in Japan decreased by 12% to 25,110 units. The automotive industry, the electronics industry and the metal and machinery industry significantly reduced their robot investments in 2013. The business of the electrical/electronics industry was already weak in 2011 and 2012. The automotive industry however made considerable investments in robot installations during the same period (2011-2012). New production processes and new car models made it necessary to retool the assembly lines. It was also essential to rebuild factories which were destroyed by the tsunami in 2011. Furthermore, the Japanese automotive industry has had the lead in the development and production of electric cars. Robot sales in Japan have been following a decreasing trend since 2005 (which reached the peak at 44,000 robot units). Between 2008 - just before the global financial crisis - and 2013, robot sales in Japan were decreasing by 5% on average per year (CAGR).