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Markets ended the first week of 2024 in negative territory as stocks gave back some of the gains from December, writes Ian Slattery.
As 2023 drew in to a close, most major indices were in positive territory following a holiday shortened week, writes Ian Slattery.
Last week saw US equities rally as interest rate expectations eased and the labour market appeared to cool, writes Ian Slattery.
Last week saw US stocks finish lower for the second week in a row as bond yields moved higher and investor sentiment declined, writes Ian Slattery.
Last week saw markets decline as a combination of forces affected investor sentiment. As the situation in the Middle East deteriorates, millions of lives have been put at risk. Globally, concern has risen as a result, writes Ian Slattery.
US stocks ended the week up 0.2% in euro terms as Q3 earnings season kicked off. Large banks such as JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup all surprised to the upside upon release of their quarterly earnings reports, writes Ian Slattery.
Equities slipped once again last week as the ‘soft landing’ narrative was challenged in the face of some weak economic data, writes Ian Slattery.
The Federal Reserve kept the key interest rate in the 5.25%-5.50% following their two-day meeting last week, writes Ian Slattery. Whilst the move (or lack thereof) was in line with market expectations the post meeting press conference was seen as relatively hawkish by market participants.
The ECB raised rates by 0.25% on Thursday afternoon, which brought the headline deposit rate to a new historic high of 4.0%, writes Ian Slattery.
Equity markets ended the week down as slowing investors revaluated the potential interest rate environment, writes Ian Slattery.