Latest weekly investment updates
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.
06/05/2025
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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
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Zurich Ireland
Tariff talks continue
Equities finished the week sharply higher led by the Magnificent Seven which were up over 8%.
31/03/2025
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Zurich Ireland
Global equities fall as trade war looms
US stocks rallied on Monday following indications from US President Trump that tariffs may be more targeted than anticipated. However, just when there were hopes that the US market was beginning to regain its old moxie, weak consumer confidence readings released on Tuesday hampered the mood.
17/02/2025
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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
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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
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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.
27/01/2025
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Zurich Ireland |
Ian Slattery
The changing of the guard
The week commenced with Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, and markets seemed relieved that new tariffs were not enacted on the president’s first day in office, writes Ian Slattery.
