Category: Newsletter

  • Weekly Update: Relief rally continued

    Dear investors and followers, The relief rally from Trump’s apparent semi back-tracking on the tarriffs issue continued and drove up equities. The key question, however, is still whether the de facto embargo between US and China ends this month, and to which extent sectorial tariffs will hit equity markets on Wednesday when announced. The USD…

  • Weekly Update: Here comes the bad US macro data

    After another solid week for our strategy, we are looking ahead to a range of key U.S. data releases that will showcase how the current supply shock shares similarities with the early stages of the pandemic. The U.S. goods balance reached new all-time lows in March due to tariff frontrunning, and inventories of finished goods…

  • Weekly Update: Calm Before the Post-Easter Storm?

    We’ve lost a tad of ground over the past week but remain firmly up more than 3% year-to-date, despite the incredible turbulence we’ve seen this year. The recent setback in market confidence around US Treasuries temporarily impacted our return profile. Nevertheless, we continue to align with the prevailing macro trends in inflation and growth. Inflation…

  • Weekly Update: A Steady Hand Through Market Panic – Up >4% This Year

      The market has entered panic mode, but we have maintained a steady hand amid the turbulence triggered by Trump’s outrageous tariff plans. Our ability to track the economy in real-time has once again helped us avoid the drawdown. We’re now observing similarly weak growth patterns across the globe, making it difficult to find safe…

  • Flash Update: S&P500 down 4.8% – We’re UP by >1.0%

    Flash Update: S&P500 down 4.8% – We’re UP by >1.0%

    Global equities are in complete freefall after the historic and dramatic tariffs package.   We’ve received a lot of questions from investors and others regarding how we have navigated the turmoil on Thursday, so here is a quick flash update.   Due to our ability to nowcast the activity globally, we were well positioned for…

  • Weekly Update – Tarriff fear weighing on US growth

    Dear all, Markets remained uneasy last week primarily due to heightened nervousness about upcoming tariffs and the potential fallout for global trade. Adding to the uncertainty, softer-than-expected Eurozone data suggested a more cautious stance from policymakers, while weaker US consumer sentiment served as a reminder that ongoing trade frictions may weigh on domestic growth. Against…

  • Weekly update: Waiting for the tarriff shoe to drop…

    Dear all, Despite a fairly benign presser from Powell Wednesday, the continuation of sour risk sentiment and weak economic data has made it difficult to make money in equities, crypto and the likes, while fixed income has been one of the few places to hide together with copper and gold as tariff hedges have come…

  • Weekly Update:While we are waiting for the next leg…

    REMEMBER OUR LIVE Q&A ON WEDNESDAY  – BOOK IN YOUR CALENDAR BY CLICKING HERE!   Dear all,   We are entering a groundbreaking period with critical negotiations unfolding simultaneously around Ukraine, Yemen, and Gaza. Donald Trump’s geopolitical team is now facing a major test as the Middle East truce unravels, while Iran continues to challenge…

  • Weekly Update: A US meltdown, but we have been on the right side of it!

    Dear all, It has been a couple of incredibly challenging weeks for US assets, but our nowcasting techniques have thankfully kept us on the right side of developments. We have been short USD and positioned for lower USD bond yields, while our equity exposure has been limited to a few European bets. As a result,…

  • Steno GM Fund: Another Strong Week! We Are Gaining Momentum

    Dear all, Last week was another solid performance for our macro strategy as we successfully navigated a tariff-fueled market environment. We found “shelter” in our strategy, favoring precious metals, JPY, and other macro momentum bets in response to incoming tariffs. The reciprocal tariffs expected this week will be important to monitor in our nowcasts. For…