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market update – 21st October 2026.
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.
Market update – 7th October 2026
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.
Market update – 30th September 2026.
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.
Market update – 23rd September 2026.
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%.
Market update – 16th September 2026
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.