Ashraf Laidi

by Adam Button The US dollar gave back some ground in the final trading day of September but the theme remained volatility with large intraday swings growing in frequency. The temporary 9-week funding...

by Adam Button Stocks took a fresh hit after a Powell-Yellen double warning on US govt credit default in the event that the debt ceiling was not raised. The growing energy and supply chain problems...

The latest run-up in US bond yields means business. Bond bears (those expecting higher bond yields) will tell you to watch 1.53/4% for the next key resistance, while bond bulls will suggest you wait...

by Adam Button Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an early election in the hopes of securing a majority government, but voters didn't give it to him and instead sent back nearly an...

by Adam Button The third week of September keeps up with its negative seasonality as one of the worst weeks of the year amid surging fears of Fed taper and Evergrande. Equity indices are down nearly...

by Adam Button The poor China retail sales numbers and new crackdown on casinos hurt domestic markets but didn't spread on Wednesday. The Canadian dollar was the top performer on higher CPI while the...

by Adam Button The Aussie remains the weakest currency of the week, especially amid more signs of slowdown from China. The latest wave of risk aversion seems to ease at the close of US trading and...

by Adam Button Since we've been watching markets, prognosticators haven't stopped warning about the risks in China. Needless to say, none were remotely true, but the drumbeat of predictions of an...

by Adam Button The week ahead starts quietly but the main highlight comes on Tuesday with the release of the US August CPI report. Many economists believe this report could show the crest in pricing...

By Adam Button The ECB cut its emergency pandemic bond purchases in a mild surprise on Thursday but Lagarde ensured the market didn't view it as a hawkish move. Commodity currencies are leading the...