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Last week's market update in 8 minutes: https://www.minsterfinancialplanning.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/weekwatch-18-05-2026.html
📈 10-year gilt yields in the UK spent most of the past few days above 5%, ending the week above 5.1%.
💼 The ongoing public conversation about potentially replacing Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister is creating uncertainty across domestic bond markets.

Last week's market update in 6 minutes: https://www.minsterfinancialplanning.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/weekwatch-11-05-2026.html
📈 Over the past two weeks, a combination of high oil prices and local election predictions helped 10-year gilt yields spike to over 5% for the first time since 1998.
🛢️ Oil prices plunged on Wednesday after reports emerged of a one-page memorandum of understanding that was close to being agreed.
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WeekWatch - 11/05/2026 Following bruising local election results, media reports have been awash with gossip around the prime minister Keir Starmer’s future. Judging by the UK bond market, however, lenders appear to prefer the stability of continuity over the uncertainty of a leadership challenge – at least for now.

Last week's market update in 6 minutes: https://www.minsterfinancialplanning.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/weekwatch-05-05-2026.html
📊 The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended the week at record highs.
🏦 The US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England all held meetings last week to decide whether to make any changes to interest rates - all kept rates unchanged.

Last week's market update in 6 minutes: https://www.minsterfinancialplanning.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/weekwatch-27-04-2026.html

📊 Upbeat sentiment towards technology and AI, together with another strong week of corporate earnings supported US markets.

💲 Brent crude oil rose 17% over the week, its largest such move since the beginning of the Iran war.

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📊 Markets rose for the third consecutive week, with Friday’s returns buoyed by news from Iran’s foreign minister that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open” to shipping.
Read last week's market update here: https://www.minsterfinancialplanning.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/weekwatch-20-04-2026.html

📊 A strong performance by the S&P 500 meant by the end of last week it had retraced almost all its losses since the start of the Iran war.
Read last week's market update here: https://www.minsterfinancialplanning.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/weekwatch-13-04-2026.html

Last week's market update in 6 minutes: https://www.minsterfinancialplanning.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/weekwatch-30-03-2026.html
📊 With the Iran conflict now entering its fifth week, the ability of the UK economy to withstand a prolonged economic shock is coming into increasing focus.
💲 While the price of gold has fallen from over $5,000 per ounce since the start of the Iran conflict to under $4,500, the dollar has moved in the opposite direction.

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