Geopolitical Analyst, Steno Research, Steno Research

Mikkel Rosenvold

Geopolitical Analyst, Steno Research

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>Welcome to this week’s Great Game which will focus on two hot current topics and how to understand them – first the F16 donations to Ukraine and then the BRICS meeting in South Africa.</li><li>First of all, let’s try to unwrap the latest European gift to Ukraine:The F16s are no gamechanger in current numbersAs mentioned several times in this space, the Ukranian summer offensive has halted mainly due to a lack of air superiority.</li><li>It’s simply too hard to break through heavily fortified Russian positions without air bombardment and close air support.</li></ul>

Welcome to this week’s Great Game which will focus on two hot current topics and how to understand them – first the F16 donations to Ukraine and then the BRICS meeting in South Africa.First of all, let’s try to unwrap the latest European gift to Ukraine:The F16s are no gamechanger in current numbersAs mentioned several times in this space, the Ukranian summer offensive has halted mainly due to a lack of air superiority.It’s simply too hard to break through heavily fortified Russian positions without air bombardment and close air support.

Great Game: Will F16s destroy Russia? Will BRICS destroy the USD?

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<li>We begin close to our home in Denmark, where the phenomenon of Quran burnings is once again the topic of the hour.</li>
<li>The right wing provocateur and nutjob Rasmus Paludan started the trend before he stood for the Danish Election in 2019 and since took his activites across the Sound to Sweden.</li>
<li>The burning of the Quran is obviously a huge affront to the global muslim population and was a major roadblock for Sweden’s entry into NATO.</li>
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We begin close to our home in Denmark, where the phenomenon of Quran burnings is once again the topic of the hour.
The right wing provocateur and nutjob Rasmus Paludan started the trend before he stood for the Danish Election in 2019 and since took his activites across the Sound to Sweden.
The burning of the Quran is obviously a huge affront to the global muslim population and was a major roadblock for Sweden’s entry into NATO.


Great Game: Book burnings and Ukrainian peace talks

Founder, Market Thinker

Mark Tinker

Founder

Market Thinker

Mark Tinker has over 35 years experience as an investor, market strategist and economist. Having spent more than 20 years as a sell side strategist and being top rated on numerous occasions and surveys he moved to investment management in 2006 to run global equity portfolios in London and subsequently moved to Hong Kong in 2013 to help establish an Investment Management business for a top 20 international asset manager. He first started writing investment weeklies for his employers in 1989, developing a style characterised under the title Market Thinking and has been a regular commentator and presenter on CNBC, Bloomberg and other business channels, where his approach of rationalising market behaviour rather than making short term predictions on high frequency market data provides a welcome balance to his client audience.

Making Sense of the Narrative

<ul><li>The market fall this year has been steady and relentless rather than a panic crash, and last month the Sell in May mantra cut through and markets switched to bear market behaviour of selling rallies and not buying dips</li><li>Much of this we believe has been associated with leveraged structures unwinding, combined with fund redemptions, especially in tech, reversing the ‘upside crash’ of last year</li><li>Confidence is picking up slightly, but the Fed is key, in particular the extent to which it actively want the markets lower</li></ul>

The market fall this year has been steady and relentless rather than a panic crash, and last month the Sell in May mantra cut through and markets switched to bear market behaviour of selling rallies and not buying dipsMuch of this we believe has been associated with leveraged structures unwinding, combined with fund redemptions, especially in tech, reversing the ‘upside crash’ of last yearConfidence is picking up slightly, but the Fed is key, in particular the extent to which it actively want the markets lower

Fixed Income and Currency Strategist

Gautam Jain, PhD, CFA

FX & Rates

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<li>In line with my view of the dollar remains strong in the near term, one of the trading strategies that I have suggested hedging an EMFX portfolio with the euro.</li>
<li>I show that the hedge has performed well by breaking down and comparing the return of the hedged portfolio with the unhedged version.</li>
<li>For me to recommend taking off the euro hedge, we would need to see the volatility of US rates and the probability of recession falling. </li>
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In line with my view of the dollar remains strong in the near term, one of the trading strategies that I have suggested hedging an EMFX portfolio with the euro.
I show that the hedge has performed well by breaking down and comparing the return of the hedged portfolio with the unhedged version.
For me to recommend taking off the euro hedge, we would need to see the volatility of US rates and the probability of recession falling. 


How Well Is Hedging EM Currencies with the Euro Working?

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<li>Given the current uncertainties stemming from the Fed monetary tightening and Russia's invasion, trading opportunities are creeping up as short-term mispricing tend to occur in such environments.</li>
<li>One such opportunity could be the South African rand, which has outperformed on a year-to-date basis relative to other emerging market currencies.</li>
<li>I see headwinds for the rand: the carry is low in real terms and versus volatility, the current account is set to deteriorate, growth remains a concern and it's expensive.</li>
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Given the current uncertainties stemming from the Fed monetary tightening and Russia's invasion, trading opportunities are creeping up as short-term mispricing tend to occur in such environments.
One such opportunity could be the South African rand, which has outperformed on a year-to-date basis relative to other emerging market currencies.
I see headwinds for the rand: the carry is low in real terms and versus volatility, the current account is set to deteriorate, growth remains a concern and it's expensive.


South African Rand’s Outperformance Is Overdone

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Great Game: Will F16s destroy Russia? Will BRICS destroy the USD?

Welcome to this week’s Great Game which will focus on two hot current topics and how to understand them – first the F16 donations to Ukraine and...

Steno Research

Great Game: Book burnings and Ukrainian peace talks

We begin close to our home in Denmark, where the phenomenon of Quran burnings is once again the topic of the hour. The right wing...

Steno Research

June Market Thinking

Slightly More Confident The market fall this year has been steady and relentless rather than a panic crash, and last month the Sell in May mantra...

Mark Tinker

How Well Is Hedging EM Currencies with the Euro Working?

I go over the performance of one of the trading strategies that I have suggested in line with my view of the dollar remaining strong in the near...

Gautam Jain, PhD, CFA

South African Rand’s Outperformance Is Overdone

I see headwinds for the South African rand: the carry is not attractive in real terms or relative to volatility, the current account is set to...

Gautam Jain, PhD, CFA

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