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.

Macro and Geopolitical Research House

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist, Steno Research

Andreas Steno

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>We’ve spent the past 2 days in London, meeting clients and hedge funds, and there was a lot of support for the idea/notion that SOFR-Fed Funds spreads reveal that USD Liquidity is not ample and that the Fed will have to end QT early.</li><li>The spread widening in SOFR – Fed Funds, caught a lot of attention over the past few days and it is interesting how swiftly the market jumps to the conclusion that it will lead to the Fed panic-ending QT already in Dec or January.</li><li>Why are SOFR – Fed Funds spreads widening and how do we deal with it?</li></ul>

We’ve spent the past 2 days in London, meeting clients and hedge funds, and there was a lot of support for the idea/notion that SOFR-Fed Funds spreads reveal that USD Liquidity is not ample and that the Fed will have to end QT early.The spread widening in SOFR – Fed Funds, caught a lot of attention over the past few days and it is interesting how swiftly the market jumps to the conclusion that it will lead to the Fed panic-ending QT already in Dec or January.Why are SOFR – Fed Funds spreads widening and how do we deal with it?

5 Things We Watch – Liquidity, Bond positioning, Oil, Consumer spending & Rates