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Positive week for stocks

  • Investments
Strong tech results from Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook helped lift markets towards the end of the week, writes Ian Slattery.

US-China spy spat leads markets lower

  • Investments
Global markets fell as rising infection rates coupled with a deterioration in US-China relations erased gains from earlier in the week, writes Ian Slattery.

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  • Savings
  • Investments

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Markets close out the quarter in positive fashion

  • Investments

Stocks closed out the week on a positive note on the back of Thursday’s jobs report, as US markets were closed on Friday due to the 4th July celebrations, writes Ian Slattery.

Markets grapple with lockdown balancing act

  • Investments
Equities saw choppy trading last week before finishing the week lower as a number of key officials tempered optimism, writes Ian Slattery.

US stocks finish out best month since 1987

  • Investments
A mixed week for equities and the stark economic reality of the virus continued to be evident in GDP growth, while US-China tension were apparent. Ian Slattery reports.

Episode 37: Active investment in times of market volatility

  • Podcast
  • Investments

As active investment managers, Zurich Investments take advantage of opportunities by utilising a disciplined and flexible approach, ready to react to shorter term fluctuations.In this latest podcast, David Warren and Ian Slattery discuss active investment in times of market volatility.

 

Negative oil, record stimulus, and earnings take centre stage

  • Investments
Equities were choppy last week, as the first negative oil price in history unsettled investors early in the week, writes Ian Slattery.

Equities defy data and move higher

  • Investments
Equity markets moved higher once again last week, despite a slew of negative economic data releases, writes Ian Slattery.

Principles for long term investment

  • Investments
Ian Slattery, Investment Consultant at Zurich examines how history has shown that the longer you keep your money invested, the greater the chances of a positive outcome.
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