Junior Finance Analyst, Steno Research

Ulrik Simmelholt

Junior Finance Analyst

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

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<li>It seems like all it took was one bulletin from Al-Jazeera about a potential ceasefire between Hamas and Israel for crude oil to lose all its gains from the prior week.</li>
<li>And the fact that the bulletin was retracted 15 min later didn’t seem to bother crude oil markets one bit in their eagerness to hit the sell bottom.</li>
<li>We find it confusing that markets believe that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will all of the sudden bring calmness to commodity markets.</li>
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It seems like all it took was one bulletin from Al-Jazeera about a potential ceasefire between Hamas and Israel for crude oil to lose all its gains from the prior week.
And the fact that the bulletin was retracted 15 min later didn’t seem to bother crude oil markets one bit in their eagerness to hit the sell bottom.
We find it confusing that markets believe that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will all of the sudden bring calmness to commodity markets.


Energy Cable: Crude Oil Above 80.. It Was Fun While It Lasted

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FX & Rates

<ul><li>The USD remains range-bound in broad terms and is trading mixed on the session again in the absence of a stronger sense of direction across the major currencies.</li><li>Gains in the dollar index (DXY) peaked around 103.8 yesterday, equating to a retest of last week’s high.</li><li>The turn lower in the index tilts short-term technical risks to the downside and a test of the 103 area but whether the markets can muster the momentum to push lower ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC decision remains to be seen. </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 remains range-bound in broad terms and is trading mixed on the session again in the absence of a stronger sense of direction across the major currencies.Gains in the dollar index (DXY) peaked around 103.8 yesterday, equating to a retest of last week’s high.The turn lower in the index tilts short-term technical risks to the downside and a test of the 103 area but whether the markets can muster the momentum to push lower ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC decision remains to be seen. 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.

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist, Steno Research

Andreas Steno

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist

<ul><li>Welcome back to our weekly positioning watch, where we as always provide you with our latest findings on sentiment, positioning, and everything in between.</li><li>Conclusions in short:Equities: Tech is now slightly overbought, while Utilities remain both oversold and undervalued.</li><li>Russell 2000 is the cheapest and most oversold index.</li></ul>

Welcome back to our weekly positioning watch, where we as always provide you with our latest findings on sentiment, positioning, and everything in between.Conclusions in short:Equities: Tech is now slightly overbought, while Utilities remain both oversold and undervalued.Russell 2000 is the cheapest and most oversold index.

Positioning Watch – Markets betting on lower rates and higher oil prices

<ul><li>Choppy, range-bound trading in the major currencies continues.</li><li>The US PMI data and a sloppy 5Y auction yesterday helped drive US yields higher and lift the USD off its lows but markets are not showing an awful lot of conviction either way at this point, with event risk looming large on the near-term horizon.</li><li>Focus today turns to Q4 GDP which is expected to reflect a slowing the pace of growth to around 2.0% (the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow tracking currently sits at 2.2%). </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.

Choppy, range-bound trading in the major currencies continues.The US PMI data and a sloppy 5Y auction yesterday helped drive US yields higher and lift the USD off its lows but markets are not showing an awful lot of conviction either way at this point, with event risk looming large on the near-term horizon.Focus today turns to Q4 GDP which is expected to reflect a slowing the pace of growth to around 2.0% (the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow tracking currently sits at 2.2%). 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.

<ul><li>The USD is trading generally lower again after failing to build on yesterday’s gains against the majors.</li><li>Market sentiment is positive on the day, with Asian (ex-Japan) and European equity markets firmly in the green; US equity futures are positive.</li><li>China announced a cut in bank reserve requirements (to take place in February) and suggested more support measures for stocks may be coming, helping risk sentiment.</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 trading generally lower again after failing to build on yesterday’s gains against the majors.Market sentiment is positive on the day, with Asian (ex-Japan) and European equity markets firmly in the green; US equity futures are positive.China announced a cut in bank reserve requirements (to take place in February) and suggested more support measures for stocks may be coming, helping risk sentiment.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 Drops Back as Risk Mood Improves

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Steno Research

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Scotiabank

FX Daily - USD Drops Back as Risk Mood Improves

Market sentiment is positive on the day, with Asian (ex-Japan) and European equity markets firmly in the green; US equity futures are positive.

Scotiabank

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