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US-China trade deal to be signed

  • Investments
Markets remained positive and all major equity markets moved up slightly last week with Japan the strongest market performer, writes Ian Slattery. 

Ok Google, talk to Zurich Ireland

  • Savings
  • Investments

Zurich enhances customers’ experience by developing a digital voice assistants for the suite of Cost of Education Calculators.

Episode 34: Underlying momentum remains supportive

  • Podcast
  • Investments

In this latest podcast, Richard Temperley explains why equity positions were reduced slightly at the beginning of December, but despite this, Zurich maintains a positive bias towards equities across all of our multi-asset portfolios.

Equities set to finish the year on solid footing

  • Investments

Economic fundamentals are in a good place with the fourth straight month of improvement in global manufacturing PMI data.

Markets drift sideways

  • Investments
Global equities remained steady but it was Ireland that was the top performer across all major global markets increasing by 1.9%. Ian Slattery reports. 

Stocks fall after hitting all-time high

  • Investments
Markets fall from record high, as monetary policy and trade deal expectations shift, and news on the trade deal was also mixed, writes Ian Slattery. 

Talking about Responsible Investment

  • Investments

Ian Slattery, Investment Consultant with Zurich examines the concept of responsible investing and explains why it’s such an important talking point in the DC pensions market.

Trade tune hits the right chord

  • Investments
There were record highs for US stocks as trade tune strikes the right note, and closer to home, Ireland was the best performer over the week with equities delivering 1.8%, writes Ian Slattery. 

Episode 33: Markets shift gear

  • Podcast
  • Investments

In this latest episode of the Zurich podcast, Ian Slattery and Richard Temperley discuss how global stock markets continued to gain momentum with investor sentiment switching gears from overly bearish to neutral.

Optimism abound as equities rally further

  • Investments
Equities increased as a result of investor confidence and talk of a potential phase one trade deal is music to the markets ears, writes Ian Slattery. 
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