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Weekly investment news

17/02/2025 | Zurich Ireland | Ian Slattery

American exceptionalism? What American exceptionalism?

Another week and another tariff announcement. On Monday, Trump said he would be reinstating the 25% levy on steel imports from his first term and increasing tariffs on aluminium imports to 25%, writes Ian Slattery.

10/02/2025 | Zurich Ireland | Ian Slattery

Positive data fails to temper trade tariff mood

Major US equity markets declined last week as last weekend’s tariff announcements continued to be digested, writes Ian Slattery. 
04/02/2025 | Zurich Ireland | Ian Slattery

Trump, tariffs, trade and tech

Jerome Powell might have sighed with relief as the spotlight was taken away from the Fed’s announcement last week, writes Ian Slattery. 

Monthly investment news

25/11/2024 | Zurich Ireland | Richard Temperley

November 2024 monthly investment news

In October, global markets displayed a mix of resilience and caution, marked by significant volatility due to fluctuating economic indicators, writes Richard Temperley.

25/10/2024 | Zurich Ireland | Richard Temperley

October 2024 monthly investment news

Last month was a busy month for global central banks as the US Federal Reserve implemented a 50-basis point rate cut, writes Richard Temperley.

23/09/2024 | Zurich Ireland | Richard Temperley

September 2024 monthly investment news

August was an eventful month for investors. Early on, the release of disappointing US economic data, coupled with an interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan, triggered a significant sell-off in global equity markets, writes Richard Temperley.

Yearly investment outlook

10/01/2022 | Zurich Ireland

Investment outlook 2022

As we enter 2022, we continue to prefer equities to other asset classes, such as eurozone government bonds and cash. This preference is predicated on the enduring relative valuation thesis, robust corporate earnings expectations, and the positive global growth trajectory.

Responsible investments

02/03/2023 | Zurich Ireland

Responsible Investment with Zurich

Responsible investment means different things to different people. For Zurich Insurance Group, Responsible Investment is all about doing well and doing good, and this is echoed by the activities of Zurich in Ireland.

20/12/2021 | Zurich Ireland

Save for your retirement the right way

Zurich Life’s active investment strategy is about doing well - and doing good at the same time. This article is an Irish Times Content Studio production.

21/12/2020 | Zurich Ireland

Zurich receives high scores in Responsible Investment assessment report

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is delighted to have been rated highly across a number of categories in the latest 2020 United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) assessment report.

 

19/11/2019 | Zurich Ireland

Talking about Responsible Investment

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.


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