Latest weekly investment updates
11/08/2025
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Zurich Ireland
Bad Intel or just bad intel?
Global equities shrugged off US recession fears last week as significant gains were made across the developed markets.
28/07/2025
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Zurich Ireland
US and EU strike trade deal; full details still to emerge
Markets moved higher once again last week, and the United States (US) market has now notched 11 new highs in the last 30 days.
21/07/2025
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Zurich Ireland
Oracle sees great investment in Europe’s future
There were further developments on the tariff front last week, and this had an impact on markets.
14/07/2025
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Zurich Ireland
The market doesn’t care for sequels
Monday resembled ‘Liberation Day 2.0’ last week. US President Donald Trump pushed the 9th of July deadline for tariff pauses back to 1st August, while also adding a slew of new tariffs to go into effect on that date.
30/06/2025
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Zurich Ireland
Are we out of the woods yet?
On Friday, the S&P 500 completed its comeback, notching a new all-time high. The index has grown approximately 27% in local terms from its lowest point in early April.
23/06/2025
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Zurich Ireland
Markets respond to escalations in the Middle East
Both US and European equity markets opened on a positive note on Monday after reports emerged that Iran wanted to de-escalate conflicts with Israel. However, this sentiment soured throughout the week, and European stocks would ultimately finish in negative territory.
16/06/2025
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Zurich Ireland
Markets react to conflicts in the Middle East
Markets opened the week on a positive note as US and Chinese representatives met in London on Monday to negotiate a trade deal.
09/06/2025
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Zurich Ireland
Don’t tweet back in anger
The Governing Council of the ECB issued its eighth rate cut in a year last week, bringing the main deposit rate down to 2.0%.
26/05/2025
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Zurich Ireland
The big, beautiful bond market
US treasury yields opened the week higher after Moody’s downgraded the US credit rating by one notch to Aa1, citing the growing deficit.
12/05/2025
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Zurich Ireland
Markets react to US trade developments
Last week saw some notable developments on the US trade front, as new data and diplomatic discussions gave the market plenty to digest.
