Displaying 3 items of Expat Money Matters with the tag "macroeconomics".
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Weekly Market Update 22/04/2026
April 22nd, 2026 | Season 1 | 4 mins 28 secs
ceasefire negotiations, commodities, financial planning, fiscal strategy, geopolitics, global wealth, inflation, investing, macroeconomics, market update, oil prices, port disruption, stock market, strait of hormuz, us iran war
As the two-week ceasefire deadline arrives, the "Fog of Ceasefire" thickens. After a brief and failed attempt to reopen the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, the US-Iran conflict enters a "compressed execution phase." This Weekly Market Update breaks down the economic fallout of physical supply shortages, the record-breaking resilience of the S&P 500, and why the current status quo is unsustainable for global markets.
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Weekly Market Update 08/04/2026
April 7th, 2026 | Season 1 | 6 mins 9 secs
commodity update, energy crisis, expat finance, financial markets 2026, gbp usd, geopolitics, interest rates, investment strategy, macroeconomics, market analysis, pension investment, retirement planning, uk gilts, us tax abroad, wealth management
A deep dive into the "geopolitical stagflation scare" of early April 2026. We explore how the Iran conflict and the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz are driving oil toward $100, sent gilt yields to 2008 highs, and forced a dramatic U-turn in central bank policy for UK and US expats.
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Weekly Market Update 11/03/2026
March 11th, 2026 | Season 1 | 4 mins 25 secs
chase buchanan, cross-border tax, expat finance, inflation, interest rates, macroeconomics, uk mortgages, uk spring statement, us expats, wealth management
In this week's episode, we explore how geopolitical tensions and rising energy prices are shifting global inflation expectations. Discover what the latest cautious stances from the Federal Reserve and Bank of England mean for borrowing costs, alongside essential wealth management updates from the UK Spring Statement and new tax provisions for US expats.