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21st October 2026
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Market update – 21st October 2026
UK labour market data offered a mixed picture this week. Unemployment fell to 4.7% in the three months to August, down from 4.9% and below expectations. However, job vacancies continued to decline, reaching their lowest level since 2021, suggesting that employers remain cautious about recruitment.
19th October 2026
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Week ending 16th October 2026
As you can see from the accompanying table, global equity markets delivered contrasting performances this week, with renewed selling in technology shares weighing heavily on Wall Street and parts of Asia, while UK and European equities proved more resilient. Concerns over the scale of investment in artificial intelligence, alongside persistent inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, dominated market sentiment.
16th October 2026
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AI and social media driving new financial scam risks
Financial wellbeing and retirement specialist WEALTH at work is urging people to stay vigilant as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the growing influence of social media and increasingly sophisticated fraud tactics make it harder than ever to distinguish between trustworthy financial information and dangerous scams.
14th October 2026
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Market update – 14th October 2026
Markets have had a relatively quiet start to the week, with investors awaiting a series of key economic releases due later in the week. In Japan, wholesale prices rose by 6.8% in the year to September. Although this was a slowdown from the previous month, the increase highlights continued pressure on businesses from rising input costs.
12th October 2026
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Week ending 9th October 2026
As you can see from the accompanying table, global equity markets delivered mixed returns last week, amid further volatility in oil prices, government bonds and technology shares. The US index gained 1.24%, while UK equities rose 0.95%, outperforming both broader European markets and Irish equities.
7th October 2026
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Market update – 7th October 2026
Markets have made a strong start to the week, with sentiment supported by easing inflationary pressures and lower bond yields. European equities finished mostly higher on Tuesday as softer oil prices and a slight fall in French government bond yields boosted investor confidence.
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New research highlights many are worried about affording retirement but aren’t taking action on their pension
Despite widespread concerns about retirement affordability, many UK workers are failing to actively engage with their pension savings, according to new research from financial wellbeing and retirement specialist WEALTH at work.
5th October 2026
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Week ending 2nd October 2026
Much of the attention has been on bond markets. The US 10-year Treasury yield briefly reached 5.34% on Thursday, its highest level since 2002, while the 30-year yield moved towards 5.7%. In the UK, the 30-year gilt yield moved above 6% for the first time since 1998, with longer-term borrowing costs also rising across Europe and Japan.
30th September 2026
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Market update – 30th September 2026
Markets have had a cautious start to the week, with equities drifting lower as a selloff in government bonds weighed on risk appetite. U.S. Treasury yields spiked on Tuesday as investors increasingly priced in a higher-for-longer interest rate environment, with the move reverberating across global fixed income markets and pushing sovereign bond yields higher in other major economies.
28th September 2026
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Week ending 25th September 2026
Much of the focus this week remained on geopolitics. Oil prices see-sawed throughout the week, while government bond yields moved higher across the UK, U.S. and Europe as stronger-than-expected economic data added to expectations that central banks may need to raise interest rates further.
23rd September 2026
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Market update – 23rd September 2026
It has been a relatively quiet week for markets from a global macroeconomic perspective. In the UK, attention is turning towards next month’s much-anticipated Autumn Budget, with the latest public finance figures providing an important backdrop. Government borrowing rose to £18.3 billion in August, exceeding forecasts of around £15 billion. Despite this, the UK’s debt-to-GDP ratio remained broadly stable at just under 94%.
21st September 2026
Weekly Market Summaries
Week ending 18th September 2026
As shown in the accompanying table, it was a mixed week for global financial markets. Japan led gains, while the UK delivered a modest positive return. Most other regions declined, while the US was broadly flat.
16th September 2026
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Market update – 16th September 2026
This week, comments from senior AI figures including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei briefly unsettled AI-related equities, with semiconductor stocks particularly affected. Their comments centred not on bringing AI development to a halt, but on whether the pace of progress should be moderated so that safety measures and oversight can keep up with increasingly capable systems.
