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<ul><li>The USD is losing ground as North American markets return from the long weekend.</li><li>Trading was quiet Monday, with investors eyeing earnings reports (from tech behemoths) and event risk (Fed speakers, FOMC minutes) due later this week.</li><li>But the USD started to lose ground in early European trade and while movement is relatively limited, losses do looks do look noteworthy and suggest pressure may be building on the USD again. </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.

The USD is losing ground as North American markets return from the long weekend.Trading was quiet Monday, with investors eyeing earnings reports (from tech behemoths) and event risk (Fed speakers, FOMC minutes) due later this week.But the USD started to lose ground in early European trade and while movement is relatively limited, losses do looks do look noteworthy and suggest pressure may be building on the USD again. 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.

Asia biased macro & technical analysis, Untying The Gordian Knot

Untying The Gordian Knot

Asia biased macro & technical analysis

A differentiated process with a primary focus on Asia. Technical Analysis as core and Macro drivers that could bring the view to fruition & changes that could make the idea fall apart. The objective is to be the best in class, hence corner shop.

<ul><li>U.S. interest rates have been climbing since early January 2024 after reaching their lowest points between December 27th and January 11th.</li><li>For example, the yield on 2-year Treasury bonds has increased by 52 basis points (bps), and the yield on 10-year bonds has risen by 49 bps since their respective lows.</li><li>Similarly, the Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of other currencies, experienced its weakest point on December 28th, 2023.</li></ul>

U.S. interest rates have been climbing since early January 2024 after reaching their lowest points between December 27th and January 11th.For example, the yield on 2-year Treasury bonds has increased by 52 basis points (bps), and the yield on 10-year bonds has risen by 49 bps since their respective lows.Similarly, the Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of other currencies, experienced its weakest point on December 28th, 2023.

US Dollar: Trend Reversal or Start of Bull Run

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>Hello everyone, and welcome back to our weekly Positioning Watch.</li><li>Markets were caught on the wrong side of expectations last week with PPI coming in substantially hotter than expected, but equity sentiment has remained decent outside of some profit taking in Tech, as the cocktail of better liquidity conditions and a brightening economic outlook is likely to prevail – and positioning provides very decent opportunities to trade the potential comeback for cyclical assets.</li><li>As this week’s chart of the week we present to you what looks to be the theme of Q1 2024, and the reason why right now is not a good time to be contrarian: momentum is king, and “go with the flow” currently performs WAY better than cherry-picking the good old value stocks.</li></ul>

Hello everyone, and welcome back to our weekly Positioning Watch.Markets were caught on the wrong side of expectations last week with PPI coming in substantially hotter than expected, but equity sentiment has remained decent outside of some profit taking in Tech, as the cocktail of better liquidity conditions and a brightening economic outlook is likely to prevail – and positioning provides very decent opportunities to trade the potential comeback for cyclical assets.As this week’s chart of the week we present to you what looks to be the theme of Q1 2024, and the reason why right now is not a good time to be contrarian: momentum is king, and “go with the flow” currently performs WAY better than cherry-picking the good old value stocks.

Positioning Watch – Low FX volatility provides cheap leverage for a rebound in manufacturing

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<li>Welcome to our weekly portfolio watch, which today will be all about the (potential) upcoming rebound in the cyclical momentum.</li>
<li>As always we share our trade thoughts and ideas and provide you with our current allocation.</li>
<li>Yesterday’s PPI came in hot as we expected (0.6% MoM in core PPI vs 0.1% expected), which serves as an early sign of a reacceleration in inflationary pressures, which have been our base case since the continuation of the tensions in the Red Sea: It looks like the increase in US freight rates has started to impact producer prices.</li>
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Welcome to our weekly portfolio watch, which today will be all about the (potential) upcoming rebound in the cyclical momentum.
As always we share our trade thoughts and ideas and provide you with our current allocation.
Yesterday’s PPI came in hot as we expected (0.6% MoM in core PPI vs 0.1% expected), which serves as an early sign of a reacceleration in inflationary pressures, which have been our base case since the continuation of the tensions in the Red Sea: It looks like the increase in US freight rates has started to impact producer prices.


Portfolio Watch – Have markets traded the cyclical rebound in advance?

Podcast Exploring Themes Driving Global Markets, Nomura - The Week Ahead

Nomura – The Week Ahead

Podcast Exploring Themes Driving Global Markets

Nomura - The Week Ahead

We explore the main themes that will drive global markets over the coming week, discussing the key market moving events and risks to keep on your radar.

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Global markets experienced a wobble following a stronger than expected US CPI inflation report, causing a spike in bond yields and a dip in equity markets.</li><li>The US CPI report breaks the trend of positive data and has implications for the Fed's rate cut decisions. While inflation is expected to moderate this year, it will take several data points to confirm this.</li><li>The upcoming minutes from the January FOMC meeting will provide more details on the Fed's thinking regarding rate cuts and adjustments to the pace of balance sheet rundown.</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Global markets experienced a wobble following a stronger than expected US CPI inflation report, causing a spike in bond yields and a dip in equity markets.The US CPI report breaks the trend of positive data and has implications for the Fed's rate cut decisions. While inflation is expected to moderate this year, it will take several data points to confirm this.The upcoming minutes from the January FOMC meeting will provide more details on the Fed's thinking regarding rate cuts and adjustments to the pace of balance sheet rundown.This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

The Week Ahead - Fed Meeting Minutes, Central Bank Meetings in Indonesia and Korea

United States

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FX Daily - USD Softer as Yields Retreat

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Scotiabank

US Dollar: Trend Reversal or Start of Bull Run

U.S. interest rates have been climbing since early January 2024 after reaching their lowest points between December 27th and January 11th.

Untying The Gordian Knot

Positioning Watch – Low FX volatility provides cheap leverage for a rebound in manufacturing

Hello everyone, and welcome back to our weekly Positioning Watch. Markets were caught on the wrong side of expectations last week with PPI coming...

Steno Research

Portfolio Watch – Have markets traded the cyclical rebound in advance?

Welcome to our weekly portfolio watch, which today will be all about the (potential) upcoming rebound in the cyclical momentum. As always we share...

Steno Research

The Week Ahead - Fed Meeting Minutes, Central Bank Meetings in Indonesia and Korea

The stronger than expected US CPI inflation report caused turbulence in global markets, leading to a spike in bond yields, a dip in equity markets,...

Nomura – The Week Ahead

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