Weekly Market Wrap
21st August 2026
Market Developments The rise in long-term US Treasury yields was the main market development this week. The gross federal debt crossed $40 trillion on 18 August, made up of $32.3 trillion held by the public and $7.8 trillion of intragovernmental holdings, reached roughly five months after the $39 trillion mark in March. The 10-year Treasury […]
Weekly Market Wrap
14th August 2026
Market Developments Global risk assets consolidated near record highs as softer-than-expected July inflation data reduced the near-term case for Fed tightening, while renewed Middle East tensions pushed oil sharply higher. The S&P 500 gained 0.4% and the Nasdaq added 1.1%, while the Dow declined by 0.6%. July headline CPI eased to 3.4% from 3.5%, producer […]
Weekly Market Wrap
7th August 2026
Market Developments The US equities extended their advance for a second straight week, with the S&P 500 (+3.6%), NASDAQ (+5.1%) and Dow (+3.0%) reaching fresh record highs as the market broke out of its three-month trading range. The catalyst was reduced pressure on the Fed to raise rates, with July payrolls coming in well below […]
Weekly Market Wrap
31st July 2026
Market Developments US equities ended higher despite volatility around the Fed’s July meeting, with the S&P 500 and Dow each gaining 1.0% to fresh highs on resilient Q2 earnings. The Fed held rates at 3.50–3.75% for a fifth straight meeting, though a 9–3 vote highlighted growing hawkish dissent over sticky inflation, pushing the 30-year Treasury […]
Weekly Market Wrap
24th July 2026
Market Developments US equities booked a second consecutive weekly decline (S&P 500 -0.6% to 7,411.98; Nasdaq -1.6% to 24,975.82), while the Dow’s marginal Friday gain still left it -0.4% on the week and on a third straight losing streak. Second-quarter earnings highlighted a more selective market. Alphabet’s cloud revenue surged 82% YoY, but shares were […]
Weekly Market Wrap
17th July 2026
Market Developments US equities retreated in the week as a sharp rotation out of AI and semiconductor stocks outweighed supportive macroeconomic data. The S&P 500 fell 1.6% and the Nasdaq declined 4.1%, led by weakness in Information Technology, while Financials and Healthcare outperformed. Although June CPI fell 0.4% month-on-month, reducing expectations of a July Fed […]
Weekly Market Wrap
10th July 2026
Market Developments US equities ended the week mixed as a late rally in semiconductor and AI-related stocks lifted the S&P 500 (+1.2% to 7,575.4) and Nasdaq (+1.7%), offsetting earlier weakness driven by renewed US-Iran hostilities and higher oil prices. The Dow Jones declined 0.5% to 52,637.0, with value stocks and small caps underperforming. Markets also […]
Weekly Market Wrap
3rd July 2026
Market Developments Global equities advanced over the holiday-shortened week as weaker-than-expected June US labour market data reduced expectations of a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike. The S&P 500 gained 1.8% to 7,483.2, the Dow rose 2.0% to a record 52,900.1, while the Nasdaq underperformed with a 0.7% gain following recent strength in AI and semiconductor […]
Weekly Market Wrap
26th June 2026
Market Developments Equity markets pulled back as the AI and semiconductor rally driving most of 2026’s gains lost momentum: the S&P 500 fell 2.0% and the Nasdaq 4.2%, while the Dow added 0.6%, consistent with a rotation out of crowded tech positions. Asia saw a sharper version of the same move, with South Korea’s KOSPI […]
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 […]