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.

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>With Powell taking the stage on Wednesday, likely turning more hawkish in his rhetoric after weeks of financial conditions easing, we have had a look at if we are starting to see signs of markets reversing their ultra-bullish positioning.</li><li>In general markets have taken a bit of a breather from a positioning perspective after the historically bullish sentiment seen throughout November, and people are now starting to hedge their longs based on recent option volumes, with the aggregate US intraday put-call ratio now back solidly above 1.</li><li>Looks like traders are starting to hedge their equity bets going into the central bank bonanza this week.</li></ul>

With Powell taking the stage on Wednesday, likely turning more hawkish in his rhetoric after weeks of financial conditions easing, we have had a look at if we are starting to see signs of markets reversing their ultra-bullish positioning.In general markets have taken a bit of a breather from a positioning perspective after the historically bullish sentiment seen throughout November, and people are now starting to hedge their longs based on recent option volumes, with the aggregate US intraday put-call ratio now back solidly above 1.Looks like traders are starting to hedge their equity bets going into the central bank bonanza this week.

Positioning Watch – Are markets ready for Powell Wednesday?

<ul><li>Ahead of a couple of big inflation weeks, we look into the details of the UK, Swedish, and Norwegian CPI here.</li><li>Despite some signs of rapidly rising electricity prices, the overall picture will likely look soft and especially recreation and culture prices have the potential to surprise markedly on the downside.</li><li>Conclusions up front:– The UK CPI is likely to look very soft.</li></ul>

Ahead of a couple of big inflation weeks, we look into the details of the UK, Swedish, and Norwegian CPI here.Despite some signs of rapidly rising electricity prices, the overall picture will likely look soft and especially recreation and culture prices have the potential to surprise markedly on the downside.Conclusions up front:– The UK CPI is likely to look very soft.

Inflation Watch: Another Deflation Shocker from Europe? UK, Sweden and Norway Are Under the Loop!

Head of Research, Steno Research

Emil Moller

Head of Research

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>The Eurozone is on the brink of recession but with rates front-running the ECB we may see some odd patterns as the bullwhip reverses while the weakness spills over to the service sector.</li>
<li>The ECB needs to go on the front foot to avoid a recession or the impact of higher real incomes and FCI easing has to surprise big time (which we find unlikely).</li>
<li>Either way EUR duration still has further to go and we remain long- soft landing cuts or emergency cuts should leave the long end lower.</li>
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The Eurozone is on the brink of recession but with rates front-running the ECB we may see some odd patterns as the bullwhip reverses while the weakness spills over to the service sector.
The ECB needs to go on the front foot to avoid a recession or the impact of higher real incomes and FCI easing has to surprise big time (which we find unlikely).
Either way EUR duration still has further to go and we remain long- soft landing cuts or emergency cuts should leave the long end lower.


Out of the Box #25: Europe. From Technical Recession to an Real One?

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FX & Rates

<ul><li>Just after I sent out last week’s note, the CAD started to show some signs of a revival against the USD and averted further losses to retest the 1.39 area as I feared could be the case; there was some underlying resilience in the CAD after all.</li><li>But although the CAD has picked up ground against a soft USD this week, its 0.5% rise is the smallest among the major currencies.</li><li>The sharp slide in crude oil seemed to pin back the CAD Thursday but a look at the currency performance league on the week shows the MXN, NOK and AUD in the top five, with gains of at least 2%. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Just after I sent out last week’s note, the CAD started to show some signs of a revival against the USD and averted further losses to retest the 1.39 area as I feared could be the case; there was some underlying resilience in the CAD after all.But although the CAD has picked up ground against a soft USD this week, its 0.5% rise is the smallest among the major currencies.The sharp slide in crude oil seemed to pin back the CAD Thursday but a look at the currency performance league on the week shows the MXN, NOK and AUD in the top five, with gains of at least 2%. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

CAD Weekly Outlook - CAD Lags But Can Progress Against Softer USD

<ul><li>Happy Sunday from a wet and cloudy Copenhagen! Market fears are back and the rising term premiums and real rates are making their way through cross asset moves.</li><li>The biggest question to ask right now is whether the pandemic altered the geopolitical and- financial playing field to an extent that will allow &gt;+2% real rates for the next 10-20 years and whether equity multiples can continue to live in a QE world if QE is no longer a thing.</li><li>The repricing of cross asset trends due to rising real rates may not be over yet.</li></ul>

Happy Sunday from a wet and cloudy Copenhagen! Market fears are back and the rising term premiums and real rates are making their way through cross asset moves.The biggest question to ask right now is whether the pandemic altered the geopolitical and- financial playing field to an extent that will allow &gt;+2% real rates for the next 10-20 years and whether equity multiples can continue to live in a QE world if QE is no longer a thing.The repricing of cross asset trends due to rising real rates may not be over yet.

Steno Signals #71 – A First Taste of the Recession Sell-Off?

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Positioning Watch – Are markets ready for Powell Wednesday?

With Powell taking the stage on Wednesday, likely turning more hawkish in his rhetoric after weeks of financial conditions easing, we have had a...

Steno Research

Inflation Watch: Another Deflation Shocker from Europe? UK, Sweden and Norway Are Under the Loop!

We overall see continued trends towards strong disinflation in Europe and the global surprise index on inflation looks transitory.

Steno Research

Out of the Box #25: Europe. From Technical Recession to an Real One?

EUR duration still has further to go and we remain long- soft landing cuts or emergency cuts should leave the long end lower.

Steno Research

CAD Weekly Outlook - CAD Lags But Can Progress Against Softer USD

Just after I sent out last week’s note, the CAD started to show some signs of a revival against the USD and averted further losses to retest the...

Scotiabank

Steno Signals #71 – A First Taste of the Recession Sell-Off?

The biggest question to ask right now is whether the pandemic altered the geopolitical and- financial playing field to an extent that will allow...

Steno Research

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