Virtuous Wealth and GPS Wealth present the September 2026 GPS Wealth Monthly Market Update. These updates from our licensee group assist us with strategies and give context to investment decisions.
Oil dominated markets in September 2026 as strikes on tankers and Gulf oil facilities pushed Brent crude up 14.4% to about US$103.5 a barrel, lifted the US 10-year Treasury yield to its highest level since 2007 and weighed on most share markets, with Australian shares down 2.4% as the RBA joined the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan in raising rates, taking the cash rate to a 15-year high of 4.60%. With Middle East tensions likely to stay elevated until at least December, the risk of higher oil prices and inflation lingers, while falling home values and weak consumer confidence point to softer domestic demand towards year end.
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