Virtuous Wealth and GPS Wealth present the January 2026 GPS Wealth Monthly Market Update. These updates from our licensee group assist us with strategies and give context to investment decisions.
Markets started 2026 strongly with Australian shares rising 1.72% and global shares gaining 2.19% in January, but hit turbulence in February as silver crashed 40%, gold fell 20%, and AI disruption fears hammered software stocks like Technology One, down 29%, and Wisetech, down 37%. In a significant policy shift, the RBA unanimously increased interest rates citing capacity pressures and elevated inflation driven by record government spending, which now accounts for 35% of domestic output and has created 1.3 million additional jobs while crowding out private sector activity.
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