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

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Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist, Steno Research

Andreas Steno

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>Take-aways upfront: The USD looks to have broken the clear downtrend from Q3/Q4 last year, but the combination of rising inflation expectations and potential cuts from the Fed allows USD real-rates to diminish compared to peers.</li><li>The growth/liquidity outlook in the US still looks to outperform the outlook in Europe/Asia, and the implied outperformance of US equities will continue to put downward pressure on the USD from an FX hedging perspective.</li><li>If we are on the verge of a commodity bull run paired with increased momentum in Asia, markets will likely seek further out of the risk curve towards higher beta FX (AUD, CNY etc.) and away from the USD.</li></ul>

Take-aways upfront: The USD looks to have broken the clear downtrend from Q3/Q4 last year, but the combination of rising inflation expectations and potential cuts from the Fed allows USD real-rates to diminish compared to peers.The growth/liquidity outlook in the US still looks to outperform the outlook in Europe/Asia, and the implied outperformance of US equities will continue to put downward pressure on the USD from an FX hedging perspective.If we are on the verge of a commodity bull run paired with increased momentum in Asia, markets will likely seek further out of the risk curve towards higher beta FX (AUD, CNY etc.) and away from the USD.

FX Watch: Tough times ahead for king USD?