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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.