Performance Insights - August 2026

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Oil disruption and AI hardware unwind shift market leadership towards value industries

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Brent spiked and yields rose amid renewed Middle East tensions. The Fed, ECB, BoE and BoJ all held rates, while resilient earnings supported a late partial Tech rebound.

Key highlights:

Global Equities – UK leads as Technology-heavy Asia Pacific sells off
Global Fixed Income – Duration underperforms as curves steepen
Equity Industries – Energy and Financials lead; Tech Hardware is a drag
Alternative Indices (USD) – REITs/Infra outperform; Energy drives commodities
Foreign exchange – US dollar weakens broadly as yen rebounds

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