Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist, Steno Research

Andreas Steno

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist

Macro and Geopolitical Research House

Steno Research

Steno Research is a new macro and geopolitical research house. We are based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, but have an international team and a strong network of sources and partners around the world. The team is lead by Andreas Steno, previous global head of strategy at Nordea Bank, and Mikkel Rosenvold, former chief consultant in the Danish Ministry of Finance.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Happy Sunday and welcome to our flagship editorial! As per usual we take you for a chart-heavy guided macro tour around major asset classes.</li>
<li>Conclusions up front: – The credit impulse for 2024 looks abysmal– Rates volatility is likely going to rise sharply again– Equities still look (too) expensive on most parameters – JPY and CNY trends to continue worsening– Oil bulls have less to cheer about than Nat Gas bulls</li>
<li>Momentum in 2023 saw a positive impulse from 1) lower input costs for production due to lower commodity and energy prices than in 2022 and 2) Easing financial conditions due to higher multiples and an easing momentum in rates.</li>
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Happy Sunday and welcome to our flagship editorial! As per usual we take you for a chart-heavy guided macro tour around major asset classes.
Conclusions up front: – The credit impulse for 2024 looks abysmal– Rates volatility is likely going to rise sharply again– Equities still look (too) expensive on most parameters – JPY and CNY trends to continue worsening– Oil bulls have less to cheer about than Nat Gas bulls
Momentum in 2023 saw a positive impulse from 1) lower input costs for production due to lower commodity and energy prices than in 2022 and 2) Easing financial conditions due to higher multiples and an easing momentum in rates.


Steno Signals #73 – An Abysmal Impulse for 2024

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>Remember the abysmal numbers seen in the US economy around the year-turn of 2022/2023 and the sharp rebound in numbers into February/March (December and January data respectively)?</li><li>Well, for those of you who have been clients of Steno Research since January, it is no surprise that these trends were driven by extreme adjustment activities in spreadsheets.</li><li>The seasonal factors in ISM Manufacturing reached record negative territory in January, but adjustments penciled in for Dec this year are clearly less extreme.</li></ul>

Remember the abysmal numbers seen in the US economy around the year-turn of 2022/2023 and the sharp rebound in numbers into February/March (December and January data respectively)?Well, for those of you who have been clients of Steno Research since January, it is no surprise that these trends were driven by extreme adjustment activities in spreadsheets.The seasonal factors in ISM Manufacturing reached record negative territory in January, but adjustments penciled in for Dec this year are clearly less extreme.

Seasonality Watch: Why a Dec hike remains in play

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Emil Moller

Head of Research

<ul><li>Here at Steno Research, our primary concern has been growth rather than inflation since around the end of H1.</li><li>While this divergence is gradually gaining mainstream recognition, emerging markets have been well ahead of the curve.</li><li>Consequently, disinflationary surprises continue to be prevalent.</li></ul>

Here at Steno Research, our primary concern has been growth rather than inflation since around the end of H1.While this divergence is gradually gaining mainstream recognition, emerging markets have been well ahead of the curve.Consequently, disinflationary surprises continue to be prevalent.

EM by EM #29: Biden’s Party, EM’s Hangover & Scholz’s Nightmare

<ul><li>We typically release our weekly EIA Watch on Thursdays but given this press release from the EIA, we will not be able to update the demand side data this week.</li><li>Instead, we will have a look at some of the most important indicators in the Energy space as oil markets have left blood on the streets lately, leading Saudi Arabia to once again “call out” short sellers.</li><li><p>Is there a fundamental downturn in demand or is this recent trend in oil once again driven by the positioning of paper markets?</p></li></ul>

We typically release our weekly EIA Watch on Thursdays but given this press release from the EIA, we will not be able to update the demand side data this week.Instead, we will have a look at some of the most important indicators in the Energy space as oil markets have left blood on the streets lately, leading Saudi Arabia to once again “call out” short sellers.Is there a fundamental downturn in demand or is this recent trend in oil once again driven by the positioning of paper markets?

Energy Watch: The perfect bull-signal delivered by Olaf Scholz?

<ul><li>Main takeaways: The recent bond-relief onset by the QRA needs risk-off sentiment to be sustained. If not we may well see further pain coming into 2024</li><li>CBO’s &amp; OMB’s forecasts are all over the place and based on a soft landing and no additional spending for 2024 (good luck)</li><li>Treasury Borrowing Advisory Council’s funding recommendations that outline the issuance plans are based on the forecasts above and will likely surprise markets substantially unless we see a fiscal consolidation</li></ul>

Main takeaways: The recent bond-relief onset by the QRA needs risk-off sentiment to be sustained. If not we may well see further pain coming into 2024CBO’s &amp; OMB’s forecasts are all over the place and based on a soft landing and no additional spending for 2024 (good luck)Treasury Borrowing Advisory Council’s funding recommendations that outline the issuance plans are based on the forecasts above and will likely surprise markets substantially unless we see a fiscal consolidation

Out of the Box #23: Why the Treasury undershoots actual issuance needs

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Steno Signals #73 – An Abysmal Impulse for 2024

The credit impulse for 2024 looks abysmal; Rates volatility is likely going to rise sharply again; Equities still look (too) expensive on most...

Steno Research

Seasonality Watch: Why a Dec hike remains in play

Remember the abysmal numbers seen in the US economy around the year-turn of 2022/2023 and the sharp rebound in numbers into February/March...

Steno Research

EM by EM #29: Biden’s Party, EM’s Hangover & Scholz’s Nightmare

Here at Steno Research, our primary concern has been growth rather than inflation since around the end of H1. While this divergence is gradually...

Steno Research

Energy Watch: The perfect bull-signal delivered by Olaf Scholz?

We typically release our weekly EIA Watch on Thursdays but given this press release from the EIA, we will not be able to update the demand side...

Steno Research

Out of the Box #23: Why the Treasury undershoots actual issuance needs

Main takeaways:The recent bond-relief onset by the QRA needs risk-off sentiment to be sustained. If not we may well see further pain coming into...

Steno Research

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