Steen Jakobsen
Chief Economist & CIO
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RT @Skolimowski: Weidmann Hits French Roadblock on Path to Replace Draghi at ECB https://t.co/Vir0GlewYw
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Our 2018 macro theme was: The Four Horsemen - now in 2019 it has been become the Five Horsemen as the new "must hav… https://t.co/idZW0GEJyW
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Recession evidence - why so bothered about recessions? Evidence #3 https://t.co/wE2MgethWF
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Why are we so "hung up" on recession? This is why? Recession evidence #1 - 2010s crisis' https://t.co/wQuiGpcNeG
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Working on my Shanghai & Hong Kong presentation next week - resubmitting better version of Fed Near-term spread whi… https://t.co/UTr3TacZAo
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2018 Alpha Summit | Steen Jakobsen: Global Economic Outlook - The Four H... https://t.co/WiYyEhIBRx via @YouTube
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RT @Techs_Global: #KC_F New closing low for this 2y-leg of 8y decline in coffee. Cheapest it has been since early 2005. It either holds…
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RT @StockBoardAsset: 22 Mar - 01:25:08 PM [RTRS] - TRUMP SAYS HAS ORDERED THE WITHDRAWAL OF ADDITIONAL NORTH KOREA-RELATED SANCTIONS RECEN…
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RT @MehulD108: @darioperkins Have a look at this. Something will pop. It always does. @Steen_Jakobsen @ttmygh @andrewmanners5 @DiMartinoBoo…
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The near-term forward spread is the difference between the current implied forward rate (on Treasury bills) six qua… https://t.co/WmVkUj6UnW
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Fed near-term spread by many considered the most reliable indicator for recession - making news lows and is signifi… https://t.co/szPlhSTzJW
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The Near-Term Forward Yield Spread as a Leading Indicator : A Less Distorted Mirror https://t.co/RHL9LDvxTw
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RT @FabianZuleeg: Just a reminder that even if we get through the current impasse the real #Brexit negotiations are still to come and that…
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RT @Joanna__Hardy: It would be fantastically British to revoke A50, put the kettle on, apologise to our neighbours for all of the fuss and…
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Turkish lira slumps almost 3% with domestic banks stepping back https://t.co/KRWPqGx0in via @financialtimes
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RT @johnauthers: For those asking if 3month-10year inversion is a good recession indicator - yes it is. In the post-Bretton Woods era, no f…
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RT @AndreasSteno: It is easy to forget on a day of horrible German PMIs, but peeps the US economy is also slowing, and it is slowing fast.…
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RT @KateEMcCann: Source says No10 in “panic mode”. Meaningful vote would still be held, but expectation is it will fail. Indicative votes w…
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RT @KateEMcCann: Understand Number 10 now seriously considering indicative votes on Brexit next week. Government source tells me there coul…
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RT @SamanthaLaDuc: I’m just going to file this under “What The ....” https://t.co/qK6jVaLNFT
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RT @Techs_Global: The prior 3 occurrences, 3m/10Y stayed inverted for an average of ~7 months. https://t.co/Vjn0meK0M1
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RT @bkollmeyer: Need to know: Where do you go when growth is looking squeezed all over? Why China of course. Tks @Steen_Jakobsen https://t.…
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Why investors need to shift from Wall Street to this growth haven - MarketWatch https://t.co/KpsRiG26B9
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RT @lisaabramowicz1: The gap between 10-year and 3-month U.S. yields has reached the narrowest since 2007. https://t.co/RcY83uvJj2
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RT @MoritzDegler: German manufacturing PMI now at 44.7. Together with our uncertainty indicator for Germany (based on distr. of EC survey a…
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RT @5_min_macro: A feature of the years following the GFC is that Mr Market has periodically rushed from the reflation to the disinflation…
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RT @AndreasSteno: 🇸🇪 Sweden has warned us of this Euro area misery for a while. If Sweden continues to be as good a guide as in 2018, then…
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When I was a young and even more naive fx trader in the 1990s a ‘skew’ of more than 2 pct meant a move is coming w… https://t.co/uzkIX8knjl
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RT @IHSMarkitPMI: 🇪🇺 Eurozone Flash PMI falls to 51.3 (51.9 - Feb), with manufacturing sector the primary drag - data pointing to steepest…
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RT @meremortenlund: 🇩🇪🇪🇺Weakest #PMI New Orders in #Germany since the Financial Crisis Ouch! $EURUSD https://t.co/flbHp8mMoU
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@CoherraFintech @saxobank Old school SAXO ! Great to see old friends at the event - don’t be stranger🙏
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RT @jsblokland: It’s all relative chart! #FederalReserve balance sheet as a % of #GDP via @topdowncharts https://t.co/W2fMnntSxR
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Apocalypse it is, then. Not now, but probably next week | Marina Hyde | Opinion | The Guardian / note: must read ra… https://t.co/qYEktpRioX
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RT @fermatslibrary: The Mpemba Effect is a counter-intuitive phenomenon in which hot water freezes faster than cold water. References to th…
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RT @saxobank: Join today’s live Morning Call where Saxo Group's #SaxoStrat @Ole_S_Hansen will focus on current market trends. >> https://t.…
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RT @VisualCap: This Chart Shows How Different Generations Would Invest $10,000 https://t.co/BM0l5UMtP1 https://t.co/ShI947v5xf
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RT @alisterdoyle: After working in about 50 countries for @Reuters over 36 years this is my last story today, about how environmental subsi…
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RT @GS_CapSF: Remember when SF Fed published a paper saying the 10yr-3M spread was the best predictor of recessions & there’s no need to wo…
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RT @fwred: Another massive downgrade to SNB inflation projections, to 0.3% in 2019 (down from 0.5% in Dec), 0.6% in 2020 (from 1.0%), and 1…
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RT @tracyalloway: Bond yields around the world are tumbling to new lows. - Japan 10-year at lowest since 2016. - New Zealand equivalent be…
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RT @dwyerstrategy: Hey Luke, I have said VERY publicly this will end badly - ANY debt bubble ends badly, but not while it is still be gener…
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RT @JanGold_: Why Oil Traders Are Now Tracking Refinery Workers’ Phones https://t.co/xS8j55NySV @chigrl
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RT @agurevich23: I hate “I told you so”s, but I told you so. How many times do I have to repeat: the beginning of the an easing cycle is hi…
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RT @johnjhardy: EU leaders gave Theresa May an extra two weeks to work out what to do if she fails to get her agreement past the British Pa…
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RT @TaviCosta: That’s it. Over 50% of the US yield curve is now inverted! Every time we reached these levels major bear markets followed.…
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The Fed has surrendered and heres what comes next | Saxo Group https://t.co/1K4rEi8ZmQ via @saxobank
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RT @MehulD108: Surely this is not sustainable. Fed Liquidity < then global liquidity. Hence adjustment in vols awaits us. Too much complace…
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RT @SaxoHongKong: The #Fed has thrown in the towel, and central banks are committed to defying the business cycle. But where does this leav…
About Steen Jakobsen
Steen Jakobsen first joined Saxo Bank in 2000 and has served as both Chief Economist and Chief Investment Officer since 2009. He focuses on delivering asset allocation strategies and analysis of the overall macroeconomic and political landscape as defined by fundamentals, market sentiment and technical developments in the charts.
With more than 25 years of experience within the fields of trading and investment, Jakobsen is a highly renowned and respected Chief Economist, who regularly appears as a guest host on CNBC and Bloomberg News. Prior to joining Saxo Bank, he worked with Swiss Bank Corp, Citibank, Chase Manhattan and UBS. He also served as Global Head of Trading, FX and Options at Christiania (now Nordea).
Steen Jakobsen first joined Saxo Bank in 2000 and has served as both Chief Economist and Chief Investment Officer since 2009. He focuses on delivering asset allocation strategies and analysis of the overall macroeconomic and political landscape as defined by fundamentals, market sentiment and technical developments in the charts.
With more than 25 years of experience within the fields of trading and investment, Jakobsen is a highly renowned and respected Chief Economist, who regularly appears as a guest host on CNBC and Bloomberg News. Prior to joining Saxo Bank, he worked with Swiss Bank Corp, Citibank, Chase Manhattan and UBS. He also served as Global Head of Trading, FX and Options at Christiania (now Nordea).
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