Month: August 2026
Market Update: Bond yields back on the market stage
Last week was the first time this summer where we observed the seasonal lack of trading liquidity becoming an issue in markets. In last week’s market update, we titled ‘Hot weather, chilled markets’ and wrote that the “market-moving narratives are basically the same as they have been for weeks: strong tech earnings, receding energy price fears and lingering anxiety around high government bond yields”.
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Market Update: Risks take a holiday
Capital markets had another decent week, led by US tech stocks and propelled by AI-related corporate earnings reports. How many times have we written that sentence? The market-moving narratives are basically the same as they have been for weeks: strong tech earnings, receding energy price fears and lingering anxiety around high government bond yields.
Market Update: New month, new dynamics
The announcement of yet another Iran deal buoyed stock markets last week. Iran and Oman reportedly agreed a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, which would temporarily solve the issue that collapsed the US-Iran ceasefire last month. The normalisation of global energy supplies still depends on negotiations between Washington and Tehran, but markets reacted with their now typical optimism: oil prices fell to $80 per barrel, and US stocks broke new all-time highs. It all reversed somewhat late on Thursday after details of the deal unveiled features that would make it unacceptable to the US, given their provocative...
Team News August 2026
Hello and a very warm welcome to the Vizion Wealth summer Team News. We hope you have all been enjoying the sunny weather we have been experiencing and maybe managed to get away for some nice holidays. Hopefully you have all recovered from the World Cup…………...!
Defining Your Retirement Vision: How Your Lifestyle and Spending May Change Over Time
For many people, retirement planning begins with numbers: how much they have saved, the value of their pension, or whether they are on track to retire at a particular age. These questions matter, but they should not be the starting point. Before considering pensions, investments or retirement income strategies, it is worth asking a more fundamental question: What does retirement mean to you?
Market Update: Deliberately unhelpful?
Last week saw marked volatility in bonds and a number of major high-profile stocks. Some of it has been a little concerning and yet, most portfolios will probably show a reasonably positive outcome. That’s what diversification is all about. The major global themes continue to be AI, the Middle East conflict and now, after a period in the background, interest rates and yields.