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.

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<ul><li>Happy Sunday from frosty Copenhagen and welcome to our flagship editorial! The underlying demand trends are not strong.</li><li>Running credit card data has been weak in October/November, the credit impulse is worsening and there are signs of actual labour market softening around the otherwise sticky service sectors in the West, yet markets are partying like there is no tomorrow.</li><li>What is causing this disconnect and could it continue into the year-end?</li></ul>

Happy Sunday from frosty Copenhagen and welcome to our flagship editorial! The underlying demand trends are not strong.Running credit card data has been weak in October/November, the credit impulse is worsening and there are signs of actual labour market softening around the otherwise sticky service sectors in the West, yet markets are partying like there is no tomorrow.What is causing this disconnect and could it continue into the year-end?

Steno Signals #76: The Fed Has Lost Control of Liquidity Trends

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FX & Rates

<ul><li>The USD is ending the week and starting the month somewhat on the defensive versus most major currencies although the DXY itself is little changed on the day.</li><li>FX is consolidating yesterday’s broad dollar gains which stalled right on the DXY’s 200-day MA (103.59). US Treasury yields are flat on the day while stocks are trading positively.</li><li>Despite yesterday’s recovery in the USD, headwinds—lower yields specifically but seasonal trends in December and broadly bearish technicals—all suggest more USD softness ahead in the next few weeks and perhaps beyond. </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 ending the week and starting the month somewhat on the defensive versus most major currencies although the DXY itself is little changed on the day.FX is consolidating yesterday’s broad dollar gains which stalled right on the DXY’s 200-day MA (103.59). US Treasury yields are flat on the day while stocks are trading positively.Despite yesterday’s recovery in the USD, headwinds—lower yields specifically but seasonal trends in December and broadly bearish technicals—all suggest more USD softness ahead in the next few weeks and perhaps beyond. 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.

FX Daily - USD Steadies Ahead of Fed Comments

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<li>Gold Has closed at its highest monthly close price ever! And further gains lie ahead in the coming years. Yet, most multi-asset investors still do not have any exposure to the yellow metal.</li>
<li>What if not the Fed but the ECB cuts rates first? Incoming inflation data suggests a 2024 combination of deflation and recession is increasingly likely, leaving the ECB little room but lower rates.</li>
<li>Oil fell as OPEC+ half-heartedly presented another one million barrels per day production cut, which has written ‘voluntary’ all over it.</li>
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Gold Has closed at its highest monthly close price ever! And further gains lie ahead in the coming years. Yet, most multi-asset investors still do not have any exposure to the yellow metal.
What if not the Fed but the ECB cuts rates first? Incoming inflation data suggests a 2024 combination of deflation and recession is increasingly likely, leaving the ECB little room but lower rates.
Oil fell as OPEC+ half-heartedly presented another one million barrels per day production cut, which has written ‘voluntary’ all over it.


The Weekly Market Monitor – Gold Shines, Oil Slumps, and Yields Should Reverse

<ul><li>Comments from Fed hawk Waller that he was encouraged by what policymakers had learned recently pressured US yields and the USD yesterday.</li><li>Additional comments on how quickly—hypothetically—rates could fall saw front-end yields rally.</li><li>Waller’s colleague Bowman was a bit more measured in her remarks but markets sense that the Fed cycle is done and focus is shifting to the timing of rate cuts. </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.

Comments from Fed hawk Waller that he was encouraged by what policymakers had learned recently pressured US yields and the USD yesterday.Additional comments on how quickly—hypothetically—rates could fall saw front-end yields rally.Waller’s colleague Bowman was a bit more measured in her remarks but markets sense that the Fed cycle is done and focus is shifting to the timing of rate cuts. 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.

FX Daily - USD Edges Off Low but Headwinds Remain

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Macroeconomics

<ul><li>Rates continue lower. More and earlier rate cuts are priced in as inflation loses momentum and downside risks to the economy increase.</li><li>Part of the drop in longer rates may reflect revisited structural views.</li><li>One year ago today, markets expected the ECB to hike its key policy rate to just below 3% and then cut rates again to around 2.30% (green line). </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.

Rates continue lower. More and earlier rate cuts are priced in as inflation loses momentum and downside risks to the economy increase.Part of the drop in longer rates may reflect revisited structural views.One year ago today, markets expected the ECB to hike its key policy rate to just below 3% and then cut rates again to around 2.30% (green line). 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.

United States

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Steno Signals #76: The Fed Has Lost Control of Liquidity Trends

It seems like the narrative lags the actual price action. 2024 estimates/outlooks are turning upbeat, while positioning is one way traffic towards...

Steno Research

FX Daily - USD Steadies Ahead of Fed Comments

The USD is ending the week and starting the month somewhat on the defensive versus most major currencies although the DXY itself is little changed...

Scotiabank

The Weekly Market Monitor – Gold Shines, Oil Slumps, and Yields Should Reverse

Gold has closed at its highest monthly close price ever! And this asset class is still hugely underowned. This and much more in the Weekly Market...

Jeroen Blokland

FX Daily - USD Edges Off Low but Headwinds Remain

Comments from Fed hawk Waller that he was encouraged by what policymakers had learned recently pressured US yields and the USD yesterday.

Scotiabank

EUR Rates: There and Back Again

Rates continue lower. More and earlier rate cuts are priced in as inflation loses momentum and downside risks to the economy increase.

Nordea

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