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Market Pulse
10 Aug 2026 · Market Pulse

Markets Face a Key Test from Inflation, Fed Policy and Global Risks

Market Pulse Aug 10 to Aug 14: Stocks enter the week at fresh record highs, buoyed by a weak jobs report that traders read as clearing the way for the Fed to pause rather than resume hiking. That calm is fragile — this week's inflation data will decide whether the dovish read holds or the Fed's hawkish camp regains the upper hand, with some strategists warning even an in-line print could strengthen the case for a rate hike given still-sticky prices. Adding tension: renewed questions about the Fed's independence, following fresh White House moves against a sitting Fed governor and reports of informal contact between the administration and a potential future Fed chair, both of which rattled bond markets late last week.

On oil and geopolitics, crude eased on the week as diplomatic talks continue over reopening the key Middle East shipping strait, but futures slipped over the weekend on renewed tension headlines — the situation remains unresolved rather than settled. Earnings attention shifts to AI-infrastructure players outside the mega-cap tech leaders, whose sharply diverging year-to-date performance underscores a market now sorting winners from losers within the AI buildout, alongside enterprise tech and chip-equipment names offering read-throughs on corporate and industrial demand. Retail sales and consumer sentiment data close out the week, rounding out the picture on whether households are still absorbing higher prices.

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Model Portfolio Performance
Portfolio A
Astra Growth
Portfolio Return+16.21%
'Aggressive' Benchmark+14.81%
Portfolio B
Astra Balanced
Portfolio Return+14.81%
'Balanced' Benchmark+11.80%
Portfolio C
Astra Cautious
Portfolio Return+13.88%
'Cautious' Benchmark+8.11%
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Fund Performance

July 2026

Model Portfolio 1-month 6-months 1-year
Regular Savings Cautious USD-4.09%+3.47%+15.66%
Regular Savings Cautious EUR-4.41%+3.07%+15.26%
Regular Savings Cautious GBP-4.12%+0.61%+13.94%
Regular Savings Balanced USD-5.24%+5.84%+17.55%
Regular Savings Balanced EUR-5.56%+5.77%+17.12%
Regular Savings Balanced GBP-4.89%+2.28%+16.44%
Regular Savings Growth USD-6.60%+9.53%+21.78%
Regular Savings Growth EUR-7.07%+10.03%+21.45%
Regular Savings Growth GBP-8.86%+9.75%+23.55%
Lumpsum Cautious USD-0.58%-8.56%+13.27%
Lumpsum Cautious EUR+0.56%-4.52%+11.32%
Lumpsum Cautious GBP-1.14%-7.78%+12.30%
Lumpsum Balanced USD-0.61%-5.40%+14.37%
Lumpsum Balanced EUR+0.24%-2.11%+12.34%
Lumpsum Balanced GBP-1.32%-4.52%+13.27%
Lumpsum Growth USD-1.04%-6.64%+15.19%
Lumpsum Growth EUR+0.13%-1.83%+13.05%
Lumpsum Growth GBP-1.78%-5.78%+14.02%

Benchmark

Benchmarks 1-month 6-months 1-year
FO Mixed Asset Cautious -0.59% +1.78% +6.44%
FO Mixed Asset Balanced -0.70% +3.93% +11.73%
FO Mixed Asset Aggressive -0.73% +5.95% +15.08%
Lumpsum Model Portfolio Mutual Funds 1-month 6-months 1-year
Guinness Global Innovators USD-1.49%+6.32%+16.05%
Guinness Global Innovators EUR-2.09%+9.18%+16.56%
Guinness Global Innovators GBP-2.63%+8.50%+14.62%
Guinness European Equity EUR+2.14%+4.83%+14.09%
Momentum Global Sustainable Equity USD+1.13%+8.53%+22.69%
Momentum Global Sustainable Equity GBP-0.26%+10.52%+20.91%
Sanlam AI Fund EUR+0.31%-0.26%+4.02%
Sanlam AI Fund GBP+0.44%+0.56%+6.03%
Sanlam AI Fund USD+0.45%+0.53%+6.03%
Bowmoor Global Alpha USD-8.59%+3.45%+18.03%
Bowmoor Global Alpha GBP-8.65%+2.79%+16.85%
Argonaut Absolute Return USD+5.47%-16.04%+3.84%
Argonaut Absolute Return GBP+5.49%-16.57%+3.82%
New Horizon Global Innovation USD-7.30%+27.06%+31.14%
New Horizon Global Innovation GBP-8.37%+29.65%+29.51%
Bond Funds 1-month 6-months 1-year
iShares US Treasury Bond ETF USD -0.65% -0.22% +1.56%
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF USD +0.48% +0.91% +2.86%
iShares USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF USD -1.61% -1.07% +1.66%
iShares Core GBP Corporate Bond ETF GBP -0.80% -0.27% +3.00%
iShares Core EUR Corporate Bond ETF EUR -0.73% -0.07% +1.34%
iShares EUR Aggregate Bond ETF EUR -1.19% -0.49% +0.32%
AB American Income Bond USD -0.89% -0.71% +1.67%
Invesco Sterling Bond GBP -1.25% -0.81% +2.65%
Indices 1-month 6-months 1-year
S&P500 (US) -0.08% +10.35% +22.87%
Euro Stoxx 50 (EU) -0.19% +9.06% +26.21%
FTSE 100 (UK) +3.62% +7.21% +23.57%
CSI 300 (China) -7.41% -1.16% +14.58%
Nikkei 225 (Japan) -8.14% +14.93% +58.92%
MSCI All-Country World Index (Global) -0.33% +9.94% +25.38%
Other Funds/ETF 1-month 6-months 1-year
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF USD+7.67%-26.21%-44.29%
iShares Ethereum ETF USD+18.61%-17.03%-47.26%
iShares Physical Gold ETF USD+0.04%-18.19%+20.21%
WisdomTree Uranium & Nuclear ETF USD-8.51%-28.49%+21.67%
Guinness Best of Asia USD+1.64%+7.03%+20.00%
Guinness Best of Asia GBP+0.47%+9.23%+18.52%
DC Vietnam Equity USD-8.46%-17.95%-1.92%
WisdomTree EU Defence ETF GBP+8.43%-4.02%+7.30%
Manulife Asia Pacific REIT USD+3.66%-2.21%+7.63%
WisdomTree Physical XRP USD+3.79%-33.80%-64.41%
21Shares Avalanche USD+1.56%-35.53%-71.73%
WisdomTree Physical Solana USD+0.46%-26.64%-54.73%
iShares Physical Silver USD-1.43%-33.81%+58.53%
WisdomTree Physical Platinum USD+3.12%-28.23%+23.55%
Van Eck Defense ETF USD+6.44%-15.17%+7.55%
WisdomTree Copper ETF USD+4.83%+5.68%+13.73%
iShares Asia Property ETF USD+5.31%-5.33%+6.53%
Guinness Global Equity Income USD+4.03%+4.85%+14.26%
Guinness Global Equity Income GBP+2.83%+7.00%+12.85%
Money Market Mutual Funds 1-month performance 30-day Yield (July 2026) 30-day Yield (June 2026)
JP Morgan USD Standard Money Market Fund +0.33% 3.55% 3.55%
UBS Select Money Market USD +0.26% 3.40% 3.40%
Pictet USD Short Term Money Market +0.31% 3.67% 3.59%
JP Morgan GBP Standard Money Market Fund +0.34% 3.55% 3.56%
UBS Select Money Market GBP +0.31% 3.37% 3.40%
JP Morgan EUR Standard Money Market Fund +0.18% 2.01% 1.91%

Fund Performance

June 2026
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Market Commentary
  • Global markets ended lower in June 2026.
  • Brent crude oil fell to $70 at the end of the month.
  • All our model portfolios also saw some declines in line with the market.
  • Inflation concerns rose during the month of June with the EU Central Bank hiking its interest rates again.
  • Please see the attached Q2 2026 Astra Note for more insights this quarter.

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