Weekly Market Wrap
22nd May 2026
The week ending 22 May 2026 was driven by two competing forces pulling markets in opposite directions. NVIDIA’s record Q1 results and AI earnings momentum pushed equities higher, with the S&P 500 extending its winning streak to eight consecutive weeks, its longest since 2023. Simultaneously, the April Fed minutes revealed that the majority of members […]
Weekly Market Wrap
15th May 2026
The week ending 15th May 2026 was defined by an energy-driven inflation shock that repriced sovereign yields globally and forced markets to confront the possibility of rate hikes, not cuts. WTI crude surged ~10.5% WoW to ~$105/bbl as US-Iran peace talks collapsed post the Trump-Xi Beijing summit, feeding directly into April CPI (3.8% YoY, highest […]
Weekly Market Wrap
8th May 2026
Global markets rallied strongly in the week ending 8th May 2026, with major equity indices hitting record highs as U.S.-Iran peace framework signals advanced, oil fell 6.4% WoW, and April payrolls printed nearly double consensus expectations. AI and semiconductor earnings remained the primary market driver, with NASDAQ gaining 5.5% and Nikkei surging 5.4% WoW. Key […]
CFO’s Guide to AI In Finance – A GIA Perspective
Finance teams today are not short of data. They are short of time. Monthly reporting, quarterly reviews, board packs, variance commentary, policy documentation, regulatory monitoring, and market updates continue to consume significant finance capacity. Much of this work is necessary, but a large part of the preparation process remains repetitive, manual, and fragmented across Excel, […]
Weekly Market Wrap
1st May 2026
Global markets closed the week ending 1st May 2026 with a cautiously constructive tone, driven by a confluence of strong Q1 corporate earnings, particularly from U.S. mega-cap technology and a partial oil price pullback following Iran’s submission of a fresh peace proposal to Pakistani mediators. Equities posted modest weekly gains after April’s sharp V-shaped recovery, […]
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24th April 2026
The week ending 24th April 2026 saw a sharp reversal of the prior week’s optimism. Oil re-surged above $100/bbl as the Strait of Hormuz stalemate deepened. Iran explicitly declared the strait closed while the U.S. naval blockade persisted, a container ship was fired upon by an Iranian gunboat, and the IEA labelled the situation the […]
Trump plays Sultan of Swing in the (Dire) Strait of Hormuz
The US, Israel, Iran crisis and the ensuing volatility On 28th February 2026, the global oil market moved from surplus to crisis in less than 48 hours. US and Israeli strikes on Iran were followed by Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway through which 20 mb/d of crude, petroleum products, and […]
The Vantage of Vintage
How can family offices manage vintage risk Private Fund Investing: A Structural Primer Private fund investing involves allocating capital to companies that are privately owned and not listed on public stock exchanges. In recent years, an increasing number of investors have explored this space in pursuit of long-term growth opportunities beyond traditional public markets. Rather […]
Weekly Market Wrap
17th April 2026
The week ending 17 April 2026 was defined by a dramatic late-week geopolitical shift: the announcement of a U.S.-brokered 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, followed by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s declaration that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open” to commercial vessels. Oil prices declined more than 10% on Friday alone, equities surged […]
Weekly Market Wrap
10th April 2026
The week ending 10 April 2026 was driven by a U.S.-Iran two week ceasefire that triggered a sharp risk-on move. Oil saw its steepest single day drop since 2020 and equities rose 3 to 9 percent. The geopolitical risk premium began to unwind, but with ceasefire terms incomplete and Hormuz flows constrained, uncertainty remains deferred […]