Author: Rupert Thompson

IBOSS Weekly Market Update | July 21st, 2025 Market Update | Week 29

Equity markets had another quietish but positive week, with global equities gaining 0.7% in local currency terms and 1.1% in sterling terms. Bonds were down slightly. This was…

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IBOSS Weekly Market Update | July 14th, 2025 Market Update | Week 28

Markets had a quiet week. Global equities were unchanged in local currency terms and up 0.7% in sterling terms as the pound unwound some of its recent gains…

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Market Update | Week 27

Equities posted further gains last week with global markets up 1.2% in local currency terms and 1.8% in sterling terms. While global equities are now some 2% above…

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IBOSS Weekly Market Update | June 23rd, 2025 Market Update | Week 25

Harold Wilson’s quip sixty years ago that “a week is a long time in politics” continues to resonate – and not just in politics! In a busy week…

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IBOSS Weekly Market Update | June 16th, 2025 Market Update | Week 24

Looking at last week’s market moves, you would be hard pressed to guess that the long feared full-scale war between Israel and Iran had broken out. Global equities…

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Market Update | Week 23

Last week was a relatively quiet one for markets with global equities gaining 1.4% and 1.1% in local currency and sterling terms respectively. With the exception of Japan…

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