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Focus on big tech

  • Investments
Markets were relatively flat, as earnings season fails to capture imagination, and big tech names such as Amazon, Facebook, and Alphabet, will be reporting, writes Ian Slattery. 

Earning season begins

  • Investments
US markets continue to move higher as earning season kicks off, and European and UK equities were down slightly over the week but both are showing strong YTD returns, writes Ian Slattery.

Zurich Podcast: episode 29 markets propelled

  • Podcast
  • Investments

Richard Temperley explains why equities, bonds and commodities were elevated, and why the US S&P500 Index hit a fresh all-time high.

Rate expectations rise

  • Investments
Markets move higher as positive job reports shifts rate expectations, while commodities such as oil and gold where down slightly. Ian Slattery reports. 

G20 Summit impacts markets

  • Investments

Commodities such as oil and gold finished the week strongly and stocks were down slightly as all eyes are on G20 Summit, writes Ian Slattery.

Global markets rose strongly

  • Investments
Markets cheered the potential Fed rate cut, with the US, Europe and Hong Kong performing strongly, but US-Iran tensions simmer in the background, writes Ian Slattery. 

Closing date fast approaching

  • Culture
  • Events

A final call is being made for children and young people to enter the inaugural Zurich Young Portrait Prize, an inclusive all-Ireland art competition open to children and young people of all abilities aged from 0 to 18.

Mixed markets amid global politics

  • Investments
Markets grind higher as investors eye upcoming events, writes Ian Slattery as he takes a look at the geo-political market influences.

Zurich Podcast: Episode 28, global shift in markets

  • Podcast
  • Investments

In this edition of the Zurich Podcast we look at the markets performance against the backdrop of concerns over a slowing global economy, coupled with rising geo-political risks and the unresolved US-China trade deal.

Dalkey Book Festival kicks off

  • Culture
The 2019 Dalkey Book Festival is well and truly underway, and the weather is unlikely to dampen the spirits of book enthusiasts who will flock to the festival for what promises to be a thrilling literary weekend.
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