by The Investor | Feb 9, 2026 | Weekly Review
1) 📊 Last Week in Review (Week ending 06 Feb 2026) Performance snapshot: FTSE 100: 10,369.75 | +1.43% (YTD +2.48%) S&P 500: 6,932.30 | -0.10% (YTD +1.27%) MSCI World: 4,528.99 | +0.03% (YTD +0.87%) UK 10y gilt yield: 4.51% (+0 bp) | US 10y: 4.22% (+1 bp) GBP/USD:...
by The Investor | Feb 6, 2026 | Weekly Review
🌟 Tech Wobbles, Rate Hopes Keep the Boat Steady It was a week of cross‑currents: big tech earnings and profit‑taking created choppy sessions, but hopes of further interest‑rate cuts and calmer inflation kept global markets broadly on track. UK shares quietly ground...
by The Investor | Feb 2, 2026 | Weekly Review
1) 📊 Last Week in Review (Week ending 30 Jan 2026) Performance snapshot: FTSE 100: 8,420 | +0.8% (YTD +2.1%) S&P 500: 6,150 | +1.2% (YTD +3.4%) MSCI World: 3,890 | +1.1% (YTD +2.9%) UK 10y gilt yield: 4.53% | US 10y: 4.25% GBP/USD: 1.3815 | Brent: $70.69 What...
by The Investor | Feb 1, 2026 | Weekly Review
🌟 Tech Titans Deliver, But ‘Hawkish’ Hopes Hit Precious Metals It was a “week of two halves” for global markets. Investors started the week riding high on a wave of spectacular tech earnings—led by Apple’s staggering iPhone demand—before...
by The Investor | Jan 16, 2026 | Weekly Review
🌟 Markets catching their breath after new highs It was a week where markets took a breather rather than hit the brakes, as investors digested fresh economic data and the early wave of US bank earnings. UK shares stayed near record territory after...
