Tech unicorns, $100 oil and recovering Brazil: Saxo Bank's 10 'outrageous predictions' for 2016

Entering a new paradigm

Saxo Bank has compiled its annual list of 'outrageous predictions', intended to provoke debate among investors.

Steen Jakobsen (pictured), chief investment officer of Saxo Bank, said: "The irony in this year's batch of outrageous predictions is that some of them are merely 'outrageous' because they run counter to overwhelming market consensus. In fact, many would not look particularly outrageous at all in 'normal' times, if there even is such a thing. "We are truly entering a new paradigm for many market participants and the new reality is the marginal cost of money will rise and thus so will volatility and uncertainty." He stressed the predictions are not Saxo Bank's official forecast, but a s...