Weekly Market Wrap
19th June 2026
Markets closed the week ending 19 June 2026 in risk-on mode, driven by a signed US-Iran memorandum of understanding that sharply eased the Hormuz risk premium. WTI crude fell (9.8%) WoW to $76.6/bbl as Iran agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This overshadowed a hawkish shift from the Fed, whose new Chair Kevin Warsh […]
Weekly Market Wrap
12th June 2026
Global markets navigated an exceptionally volatile week, with the trajectory of US-Iran hostilities driving price action across asset classes. Oil surged to approximately $93/bbl on Wednesday as tensions escalated, before reversing sharply and declining 6.3% WoW to $84.9/bbl by Friday after President Trump cancelled planned strikes and reports of progress toward a peace agreement emerged. […]
Weekly Market Wrap
5th June 2026
The week ending 5th June 2026 was defined by a dual shock: the May non-farm payroll (NFP) print of 172,000, which was more than double the ~80,000 consensus abruptly repriced the Federal Reserve’s rate path from pause to potential hike, while Broadcom’s Q2 earnings disappointed relative to elevated analyst expectations and triggered a 10% collapse […]
Weekly Market Wrap
29th May 2026
The week ending 29th May 2026 was defined by one dominant catalyst: escalating optimism over a US-Iran 60-day ceasefire extension and the prospective reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. WTI crude fell 9.6% WoW to $87.4/bbl, US 10Y yields declined 12 bps to 4.44%, and US equity markets extended their winning streak to nine consecutive […]
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, […]
Weekly Market Wrap
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 […]