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6/18/2025

Market Updates

Market Update – 18th June 2025.

Global financial markets began the week on firmer footing, as investors welcomed a brief lull in geopolitical tensions following heightened fears over the Israel-Iran conflict.

6/17/2025

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6/16/2025

Weekly Market Summaries

Week ending 13th June 2025.

Global equities were mixed this week as a wave of encouraging economic data and progress on U.S. China trade relations was ultimately overshadowed by a sharp escalation in tensions in the Middle East.

6/11/2025

Market Updates

Market Update – 11th June 2025.

Global equity markets have had a quiet start to the week as investors await a key U.S. inflation reading due later today.

6/9/2025

Weekly Market Summaries

Week ending 6th June 2025.

As you can see from the accompanying table it was broadly a positive week for global financial markets. Major U.S. stock indexes closed higher for the second week in a row.

6/4/2025

Market Updates

Market Update – 4th June 2025.

Eurozone inflation slowed to 1.9% in May, down from 2.2% in April, marking the first time since September 2023 that price growth has dipped below the European Central Bank’s 2% target.

6/2/2025

Weekly Market Summaries

Week ending 30th May 2025.

As you can see from the accompanying table global equity closed out May on a broadly positive footing, with strong gains in the U.S. and Asia helping offset softer performances in parts of Europe and emerging markets.

5/29/2025

Market Updates

Market update – 29th May 2025.

Tentative signs of improvement have surfaced in China’s industrial sector. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that industrial profits rose 1.4% year-on-year between January and April, which is an improvement from the 0.8% growth recorded in the first quarter.

5/27/2025

Weekly Market Summaries

Week ending 23rd May 2025.

Global equity markets pulled back this week amid a spike in U.S. Treasury yields, renewed trade tensions, and concerns over fiscal policy.

5/21/2025

Market Updates

Market Update – 21st May 2025.

UK inflation came in higher than expected for April, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising to 3.5%, up from the 2.6% rise in prices in March.

5/19/2025

Weekly Market Summaries

Week ending 16th May 2025.

As you can see from the accompanying table it was a broadly positive week for financial markets. Stocks rallied as optimism round global trade helped lift sentiment and push indexes sharply higher.

5/14/2025

Market Updates

Market Update – 14th May 2025.

The United States and China announced a breakthrough in trade talks on Monday, agreeing to pause most of the tariffs imposed on each other’s products for a period of 90 days.