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Latest weekly investment updates

21/07/2025 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.
06/05/2025 | Zurich Ireland

Equities reclaim their old moxie

As a month filled with uncertainty and speculation ended, investors were emboldened last week by several growth indicators.
28/04/2025 | Zurich Ireland

Tariff talks continue

Equities finished the week sharply higher led by the Magnificent Seven which were up over 8%.