Author: Rupert Thompson

Market Update | Week 28

Global equities last week continued their recent choppy performance, with a gain of 1.8% in local currency terms reversing a fall of the same magnitude the previous week….

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Market Update | Week 22

Equity markets remained in buoyant mood last week with global equities up around 1.5% in both local currency and sterling terms. This left markets over May as a…

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Market Update | Week 20

The upbeat mood of equity markets seemingly continued last week, at least as far as UK investors were concerned, with global equities up 1.5% in sterling terms. However,…

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Market Update | Week 19

Global equities were in fine fettle last week, posting increases of 2.5% or so in both local currency and sterling terms. The gains were concentrated on Wednesday when…

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Market Update | Week 17

Last week saw the disconnect between the performance of some areas of equities and other markets widen further. Global equities ended the week broadly unchanged in both local…

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IBOSS Weekly Market Update April 20, 2026 Market Update | Week 16

The rapid rebound of equities from their war-related losses continued last week with global markets up 3-3.5% for the second week running. Somewhat surprisingly, global equities are actually…

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