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Steen Jakobsen

Chief Economist & CIO

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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).
MACRO

Macro Digest: False stabilisation and trade wars

Steen Jakobsen

Chief Economist & CIO
MACRO

VIX index points to major risk event

Steen Jakobsen

Chief Economist & CIO
MACRO

'And upside down in air were towers'

Steen Jakobsen

Chief Economist & CIO
MACRO

Macro Digest: The art of making no sense

Steen Jakobsen

Chief Economist & CIO
MACRO

FOMC: Goldilocks or wake-up call?

Steen Jakobsen

Chief Economist & CIO
MACRO

Macro Digest: Goodbye global policy panic, hello false stability

Steen Jakobsen

Chief Economist & CIO
QUARTERLY OUTLOOK

Q2 Outlook: Can the centre hold?

Steen Jakobsen

Chief Economist & CIO
MACRO

The Fed has surrendered, and here’s what comes next

Steen Jakobsen

Chief Economist & CIO
MACRO

Another week, another vote

Steen Jakobsen

Chief Economist & CIO
MACRO

Macro Digest: ECB hits the panic button

Steen Jakobsen

Chief Economist & CIO

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