Displaying 3 items of Expat Money Matters with the tag "oil prices".
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Weekly Market Update 20/05/2026
May 20th, 2026 | Season 1 | 4 mins 58 secs
ai boom, earnings season, economic data, equity markets, expat money matters, geopolitics, global markets, inflation, investment update, investor sentiment, market breadth, market update, middle east, oil prices, pmi data, technology stocks, uk economy, us markets, wealth management, weekly update
This week’s market update looks at the competing forces shaping investor sentiment: strong earnings upgrades, narrow market leadership, rising geopolitical risk in the Middle East, oil price volatility, and key economic data due from the UK and global PMI releases.
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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 18/03/2026
March 18th, 2026 | Season 1 | 5 mins 17 secs
2026 markets, central banks, donald trump, energy crisis, financial news, geopolitics, global economy, investing, iran conflict, macro economics, market volatility, middle east war, oil prices, stock market
As the conflict with Iran enters its third week, financial markets are showing surprising resilience despite escalating headlines. This episode breaks down why US markets are outperforming global peers, the "tail risks" threatening energy infrastructure on Kharg Island, and why central banks are now caught between a rock and a hard place regarding interest rate cuts.