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Ashraf Laidi

Ashraf Laidi

Formal First Name
Ashraf

Ashraf Laidi is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Intermarket Strategy Ltd. He is an independent strategist and trader whose analysis of currency markets is based on a distinct style of bridging the fundamental and technical aspects of the markets. His market analysis includes the study of major equity indices, oil, and gold, shedding light on the appropriate signals emerging from these markets and their implications for currencies. His insights on currencies and commodities won him several #1 rankings with FXWeek and Reuters.

  • Laidi is an expert in unraveling the cyclical relationships between yield curves, economic indicators, and equity market performance.
  • He predicted the Federal Reserve cuts of summer 2007, four months prior to their occurrence.
  • He called the record highs in gold and the dollar's break below parity against the Swiss Franc and the Canadian dollar. 
  • He regularly appears on CNBC TV, Bloomberg TV, BNN, PBSs Nightly Business Report, and BBC.
  • His insights also appear in international publications, including the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Barrons.
  • He has given numerous interviews in Arabic, French, and Spanish to audiences spanning from Canada, Central America, and Asia.
  • He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.