Author: Rupert Thompson

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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Market Update | Week 15

Last week started with high drama. Shortly before Trump’s deadline was set to expire on Tuesday evening – and his threat that ‘a whole civilisation will die tonight,…

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Market Update | Week 14

Markets last week were once again dominated by the war with Iran. The difference from recent weeks was that they cheered up, buoyed early on by suggestions from…

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IBOSS Weekly Market Update 2026 March 30 Market Update | Week 13

Markets last week were yet again held hostage by events in the Middle East, particularly the stream of conflicting pronouncements emanating from the White House on an almost…

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Market Update | Week 12

Once again the US/Iran war continued to dominate the front pages, and the thoughts of investors, with any hope of a quick end to the war fading as…

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