Latest weekly investment updates
20/06/2022
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Zurich Ireland
US equities enter bear market
Equity markets suffered their worst week since March 2020 as the flagship S&P 500 index slid into a bear market last Monday, before finishing the week 24% off its record high set in the first week of 2022, writes Ian Slattery.
13/06/2022
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Zurich Ireland
Inflation spikes preceding this week’s interest rate hikes
Equities fell once again last week, to extend losses for the year, writes Ian Slattery.
30/05/2022
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Zurich Ireland
S&P 500 breaks string of declines
The US stock market, which makes up two thirds of the global stock market, was up 4.3% in euro terms this week with the large-cap S&P 500 breaking a string of seven consecutive weekly declines, writes Ian Slattery.
23/05/2022
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Zurich Ireland
Equity losing streak continues as bears remain in control
US stocks led the global index lower, with the S&P 500 hitting an intraday bear market Friday afternoon before rallying into the close, writes Ian Slattery.
16/05/2022
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Zurich Ireland
Markets snap losing streak as sentiment becomes extended
Stocks recovered from mid-week lows to finish the week higher, writes Ian Slattery.
11/04/2022
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Zurich Ireland
Equity pull back as Fed minutes spook markets
Stocks finished lower last week as the minutes from the last Federal Reserve FOMC meeting were released, writes Ian Slattery.
04/04/2022
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Zurich Ireland
Equities slip to close Q1 on a negative note
Equities slipped late last week as the first quarter of 2022 closed out, writes Ian Slattery.
21/03/2022
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Zurich Ireland
Equities higher as Fed begins tightening monetary policy
Stocks finished the week higher as the Federal Reserve announced its new policy statement which came with a quarter-point interest rate increase, the first rate rise since 2018, writes Ian Slattery.
14/03/2022
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Zurich Ireland
Flat week for equities despite best day since 2020
Stocks finished the week broadly flat, in yet another volatile week for markets, writes Ian Slattery.
07/03/2022
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Zurich Ireland
Equities flat for the week amidst Ukraine turmoil
Global stock markets finished the week slightly higher, as the narrative continues to be dominated by the ongoing war in Ukraine, writes Ian Slattery.
