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It was a relatively quiet week in the markets, with activity across the main asset classes remaining muted, writes Ian Slattery.
On Thursday, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady for the fourth consecutive meeting, writes Ian Slattery.
US stocks showed a narrow gain last week as performance was mixed due to changing sentiment amongst investors, writes Ian Slattery.
Last week saw US stocks return to positive territory after a slow start to the year. Although a relatively quiet week for economic data, Thursday saw the release of the US consumer price index (CPI), which came in slightly hotter than expected, writes Ian Slattery.
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.