Weekly Market Update 05/08/2026

August 5th, 2026  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 32 secs

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This week on Expat Money Matters, the Weekly Market Update looks at unchanged UK and US interest rates, the confirmed date for the UK’s first Budget under the new government, what Big Tech earnings are revealing about the AI investment boom, the latest signals from the US economy, and renewed uncertainty around oil and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.