Steen Jakobsen

Chief Economist & CIO

@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-19 17:35:15Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
Holiday weekend in DKK and weather is amazing - preparing for next week w my friends at Minter Markets:… https://t.co/87Try0q1en
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-19 15:02:42Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
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@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-19 15:01:57Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
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@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-18 13:52:02Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
What do Tesla, Apple and SoftBank have in common? They’re all hot for lithium. https://t.co/KxvbK0eXjP via @WSJ
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-18 12:56:22Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
China denies it has offered a $200 billion package to slash U.S. trade gap https://t.co/mPO9x9lXav
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-18 12:08:07Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
RT @saxobank: Italy's new government is on a collision course with the EU and ECB. Here's how you could trade the tumult via $EURCHF. >> ht…
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-18 09:25:28Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
RT @fastFT: Italian banks lead Milan stock index to May low https://t.co/vaOB6epfrm
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-18 09:25:03Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
RT @FRANCE24: Buffon set for final Juventus bow https://t.co/QG1eXtFJcq https://t.co/DeWsMVDmSp
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-18 09:24:24Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
RT @RANsquawk: This is what happens when Italy doesn't qualify for the World Cup https://t.co/QPikDLqUSJ
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-18 09:23:03Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
RT @charles_hawley: Just thought I'd re-up this piece from 2014. How do you celebrate Ramadan if the sun never sets? https://t.co/8UNKGsp67I
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-18 09:20:11Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
Selling EURCHF on Italian uncertainty | Saxo Group https://t.co/IRskL7o2rg via @saxobank
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-18 07:18:46Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
EURCHF a sell on ITALY government? By Monday we could have Anti-Europe, Anti-EUR government in Rome, but the Germa… https://t.co/nDZ11TI0Gu
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-18 05:52:07Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
US and EU head for showdown over shutting Iran off from finance https://t.co/9nZ61PDyL2 via @financialtimes
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-18 05:52:01Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
Italy — what happens next? https://t.co/FeqMGKNdyH
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-16 13:18:32Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
RT @RonStoeferle: Treasury curve continues to flatten for longer-dated bonds. Here is the 30yr - 10yr spread....#recession2019? https://t.c…
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-16 13:10:06Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
RT @Flash430: I made the following chart of Italian 10yr yields on Monday morning (when 1.91%) they are now 2.04% (+13bps in 2 days). Poten…
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-16 13:09:09Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
Stock market fortunes linked to FIFA team performance in major matches of World Cup https://t.co/93L3elY041 via @economictimes
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-16 13:03:46Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
Will the world cup have an impact on stock markets? https://t.co/puwDud3aNA via @kellandsbristol
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-16 12:55:26Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
Talk About Debt Forgiveness // Italy break trend in place since 2017, but still inside sideways broader channel (t… https://t.co/eJrYXvR04K
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-16 12:22:27Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
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@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-16 11:52:23Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
The Daily Shot: Home Builders Are Optimistic, the Market Not so Much https://t.co/9bWrlsVee8 via @WSJ
@Steen_Jakobsen {{ "2018-05-16 11:50:27Z" | moment:{inputFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ssZ'} }}
RT @LizAnnSonders: S&P’s dividend yield drops further below the 10y Treasury yield https://t.co/h50WHlonib

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).