Latest weekly investment updates
04/06/2024
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Zurich Ireland |
Ian Slattery
Markets react to inflation data
During the holiday-shortened week, the major US equity indices closed lower. The release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE), which is the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge for tracking inflation, showed little change compared to previous months, writes Ian Slattery.
27/05/2024
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Zurich Ireland |
Ian Slattery
Mixed equity market reactions to global PMI data
The major indices recorded widely varying results over the week. Equities saw a surge in the major tech-heavy indices, largely driven by NIVIDA’s strong earnings report, while the Dow suffered its worst week since early April, writes Ian Slattery.
20/05/2024
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Zurich Ireland |
Ian Slattery
Equities rally on positive inflation news
Last week US equities rallied on the back of better-than-expected inflation news, writes Ian Slattery.
13/05/2024
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Zurich Ireland |
Ian Slattery
Markets rise on cooler jobless claims
Last week saw US equities end the week in positive territory, as hopes that the labour market may be beginning to cool prevailed, writes Ian Slattery.
07/05/2024
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Zurich Ireland |
Ian Slattery
Stocks rally on cooler labour market
Last week saw US equity markets close out Friday in positive territory despite volatile trading. Early in the week, negative economic data releases pushed stocks downward, with inflation being the primary concern for investors, writes Ian Slattery.
29/04/2024
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Zurich Ireland |
Ian Slattery
Corporate earnings surprise to the upside
Friday saw US stocks break their three-week long losing streak as a slew of Q1 earnings reports were released, writes Ian Slattery.
22/04/2024
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Zurich Ireland |
Ian Slattery
Stocks slide lower as Fed rolls back rate cut expectations
US Stocks ended the week in negative territory for the third time in a row on Friday, as higher-for-longer interest rate expectations continued to weigh on investors, writes Ian Slattery.
15/04/2024
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Zurich Ireland |
Ian Slattery
Hot inflation print sees equities slow
Last week saw US stocks retreat from recent highs as a higher inflation reading caused many investors to pare back their interest rate cut expectations, writes Ian Slattery.
25/03/2024
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Zurich Ireland |
Ian Slattery
Markets welcome future rate cuts
US Stocks ended last week on a high as investors cheered a number of indications from Federal Reserve policymakers that rates would decrease in 2024, writes Ian Slattery.
20/03/2024
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Zurich Ireland
Prisma multi-asset fund range reaches €10bn in assets under management
Zurich’s Prisma multi-asset funds recently reached an impressive new milestone of €10bn in assets under management.*
