Junior Finance Analyst, Steno Research

Ulrik Simmelholt

Junior Finance Analyst

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.

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<ul><li>Global macro never sleeps, and this week is no exception with ongoing turmoil at the BOJ amidst their decision to change the YCC policy.</li><li>As always, we have collected 5 of the things we find to be the most important to watch in the current landscape.</li><li>YCC flexibility from the BOJ and more JPY weakness to come?</li></ul>

Global macro never sleeps, and this week is no exception with ongoing turmoil at the BOJ amidst their decision to change the YCC policy.As always, we have collected 5 of the things we find to be the most important to watch in the current landscape.YCC flexibility from the BOJ and more JPY weakness to come?

5 Things We Watch – BOJ, JPY, Treasury, Equities & Portfolio

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Jeroen Blokland

Global Multi-Asset Investment Strategist

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<li>This week, the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF took another leap forward. And a poll among investors reveals that this will be a game-changer. </li>
<li>Equities tumbled again, and earnings are to blame. Google is down hard as the ‘Magnificent 7’ delivered mixed earnings, nowhere near good enough, given they are priced for perfection! </li>
<li>And that’s not all. The spike in real yields suggests a whopping decline of 25%(!) of the P/E ratio of the S&amp;P 500 Index.</li>
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This week, the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF took another leap forward. And a poll among investors reveals that this will be a game-changer. 
Equities tumbled again, and earnings are to blame. Google is down hard as the ‘Magnificent 7’ delivered mixed earnings, nowhere near good enough, given they are priced for perfection! 
And that’s not all. The spike in real yields suggests a whopping decline of 25%(!) of the P/E ratio of the S&amp;P 500 Index.


The Weekly Market Monitor – Reality Check!

Macroeconomics

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<li>All our forward-looking EPS indicators have shown improvement over the past few months. Nevertheless, our aggregated bellwether EPS indicator points to negative earnings growth, while investors anticipate the opposite. </li>
<li>Developed Market earnings per share are well above the long-term trend. One must make a compelling case for earnings to structurally grow faster to sustain this trend. </li>
<li>Big Tech’s earnings superiority has vanished. With a significant concentration of expensive stocks in Big Tech, earnings expectations must be exceptionally (perhaps unreasonably) high.</li>
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All our forward-looking EPS indicators have shown improvement over the past few months. Nevertheless, our aggregated bellwether EPS indicator points to negative earnings growth, while investors anticipate the opposite. 
Developed Market earnings per share are well above the long-term trend. One must make a compelling case for earnings to structurally grow faster to sustain this trend. 
Big Tech’s earnings superiority has vanished. With a significant concentration of expensive stocks in Big Tech, earnings expectations must be exceptionally (perhaps unreasonably) high.


Make or Break? A Close Examination of Company Earnings as We Head into Q3 Earnings Season

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<li>Contrary to many other Sentiment Indicators - which we don’t really understand - our Fear &amp; Frenzy Sentiment Index has moved into ‘Frenzy.’</li>
<li>China is considering launching a state-backed stabilization fund to boost the Chinese stock market. We show what happened the last time China came up with a similar move. </li>
<li>Even though headline and core inflation were close to expectations, the underlying data signals trouble. Powell’s favorite CPI measure, SuperCore inflation, rose 7.6% on an annualized basis in September. </li>
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Contrary to many other Sentiment Indicators - which we don’t really understand - our Fear &amp; Frenzy Sentiment Index has moved into ‘Frenzy.’
China is considering launching a state-backed stabilization fund to boost the Chinese stock market. We show what happened the last time China came up with a similar move. 
Even though headline and core inflation were close to expectations, the underlying data signals trouble. Powell’s favorite CPI measure, SuperCore inflation, rose 7.6% on an annualized basis in September. 


The Weekly Market Monitor – Bad Inflation + Bad Sentiment = Bad Bounce?

Head of Research, Steno Research

Emil Moller

Head of Research

<ul><li>We’re here again for our weekly Portfolio Watch, and I must admit, it’s been a rather challenging week.</li><li>We found ourselves on the wrong side of the equity spread between CRAK and IYT. It’s ironic, really, as we initially thought the main risk was being fashionably late to the party.</li><li>Alas, it was the crack spreads that unexpectedly threw us off balance.</li></ul>

We’re here again for our weekly Portfolio Watch, and I must admit, it’s been a rather challenging week.We found ourselves on the wrong side of the equity spread between CRAK and IYT. It’s ironic, really, as we initially thought the main risk was being fashionably late to the party.Alas, it was the crack spreads that unexpectedly threw us off balance.

Portfolio Watch: No Quarter and No Surrender

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5 Things We Watch – BOJ, JPY, Treasury, Equities & Portfolio

Global macro never sleeps, and this week is no exception with ongoing turmoil at the BOJ amidst their decision to change the YCC policy. As...

Steno Research

The Weekly Market Monitor – Reality Check!

When something is 'priced for perfection,' disappointment is inevitable. Just ask Google. By the way, a spot Bitcoin ETF is inevitable, too. This...

Jeroen Blokland

Make or Break? A Close Examination of Company Earnings as We Head into Q3 Earnings Season

Our forward-looking EPS indicators have improved. Yet, our aggregated bellwether EPS indicator points to negative earnings growth, while investors...

Jeroen Blokland

The Weekly Market Monitor – Bad Inflation + Bad Sentiment = Bad Bounce?

Eurozone Equities are pricing in a massive improvement of the Credit Impulse (change in credit growth relative to GDP) that is unlikely to...

Jeroen Blokland

Portfolio Watch: No Quarter and No Surrender

We’re here again for our weekly Portfolio Watch, and I must admit, it’s been a rather challenging week. We found ourselves on the wrong side of the...

Steno Research