Author: Rupert Thompson

IBOSS Weekly Market Update | January 20th, 2025 Market Update | Week 3

Global equities performed well last week, gaining around 2.4% and 2.8% in local currency and sterling terms respectively. This left markets up 1.8% year-to-date in local currency terms…

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IBOSS Weekly Market Update | December 23, 2024 Market Update | Week 52

Global equities last week lost around 2% in both local currency and sterling terms. The US was the cause and was down as much as 3% on Wednesday….

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IBOSS Weekly Market Update | December 16, 2024 Market Update | Week 51

Global equities were little changed last week, slipping 0.5% in local currency terms but edging up 0.2% in sterling terms. Chinese equities performed best, rising 1.5% on the…

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Market Update | Week 50

Last week, geopolitical developments trumped by far the economic news, with the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the declaration of martial law in South Korea…

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IBOSS Weekly Market Update | December 2, 2024 Market Update | Week 49

Equity markets had a quietish week, in part down to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. Global equities gained 0.7% in local currency terms but were down 0.4%…

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IBOSS Weekly Market Update | November 25, 2024 Market Update | Week 48

Global equities gained 1.4% in local currency terms last week, reversing the bulk of their decline the previous week. UK investors fared even better due to a further…

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