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Stocks defy data and continue moving forward in spite of changes across the political landscape, writes Ian Slattery.

The markets struggled to find direction in the week leading up to the inauguration of Donald Trump, and some of the uncertainty over his future policies began to leak into financial markets, writes Ian Slattery.

In his weekly round-up of the markets, Ian Slattery reports that equities moved higher as interest rate expectations rise.

In his monthly review of the investment markets, Richard Temperley finds a high level of volatility but with strong returns from a number of asset classes, especially equities.

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Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States in Washington DC this week and the tone and content of his speech will be heavily scrutinised as will Teresa May's speech outlining her Brexit negotiations plans, writes Ian Slattery.

The team at Zurich Investments look at the year ahead to see how the economic and political landscape will shape and influence the performance of the investment markets.

As another year of active investing begins, David Warrens reflects on last year's market performance and suggests that volatility in investments and positive returns from equities are two main trends that will continue in 2017.

Ian Slattery reports on a positive start to the year, with the global index rising and commodities such as gold, silver, crude oil, and copper all posting gains.

2018 got off to a good start for investment markets. Ian Slattery examines what's been happening across the markets and highlights upcoming events that could influence performance.

It looks like 2017 is shaping up to being a good year for Tackle Your Feelings after its recent success on the big screen when an advert promoting the campaign was shown in all 25 Omniplex cinemas nationwide.

Markets slip slightly after a quiet week of trading but commodities saw a positive week, as gold, silver, crude oil, and copper all delivered positive returns, writes Ian Slattery.