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US equities took a tumble on Friday after December’s monthly jobs report surpassed expectations. 256,000 jobs were added in the month, and the unemployment rate dropped from 4.2% to 4.1%, writes Ian Slattery. 

2024 was another year which saw considerable changes to the Irish Pension market with pension providers, Financial Brokers and customers having to navigate their way through this ever-changing landscape. I thought now would be a good time to look back on the year and look forward to 2025 (which promises even more changes to our industry).

Christmas didn’t come to US equities this year, all three major indexes, the S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100 and the Dow Jones, finished the typical “Santa Rally” period in the red, writes Ian Slattery. 
The Fed will meet this week, and the market’s confidence in a 25-bps rate cut was strengthened after the CPI release on Wednesday, writes Ian Slattery. 

Recently we reached a significant milestone for Zurich’s range of Managed funds – the Balanced, Performance, and Dynamic funds – as they celebrated 35 years of delivering for investors.

The latest Financial Broker newsletter has been published.
Major US indices finished the week higher as investors shared a similar sentiment to consumers seen in Friday's release, writes Ian Slattery. 
We are pleased to announce that our Regular and Single Premium Savings quotations are now available online in the secure Broker Centre. 

In late November, Zurich were delighted to pick up two awards at the prestigious 2024 Provider Excellence Survey Awards, based on a comprehensive survey of members of Brokers Ireland.

In October, global markets displayed a mix of resilience and caution, marked by significant volatility due to fluctuating economic indicators, writes Richard Temperley.

In the US, major equity indexes ended the week on a positive note, recovering some of the losses from the previous week, despite uncertainty surrounding the upcoming Trump administration’s policies contributing to rising geopolitical tensions, writes Ian Slattery.

Following an election week packed full of record highs, last week was a sobering one for US equities, writes Ian Slattery.