by Derek Heffernan | Jul 15, 2019 | Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Comment – July 15th 2019Equity market performance was very mixed last week. In the US the large-cap S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached new records. The Nasdaq Index, which is a technology heavy benchmark, also performed...
by Derek Heffernan | Jul 8, 2019 | Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Comment – July 8th 2019It was a quiet week in markets as is normally the case when the US celebrates its Independence Day (US markets were closed on Thursday and trading finished early on Wednesday). The major indexes ended mixed after Friday saw a...
by Derek Heffernan | Jul 1, 2019 | Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Comment – July 1st 2019Markets traded in a very tight range over the week as investors looked forward to the G20 summit. The hope is that a Xi Jinping and Donal Trump meeting could kick-start trade talks and lead to a compromise. Away from the...
by Derek Heffernan | Jun 25, 2019 | Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Comment – June 24th 2019Last week was a risk on week for Global markets. In the US the FED primed investors for a rate cut this year. They removed the word ‘patient’ from their statement signalling a willingness to cut rates. This lifted the...
by Derek Heffernan | Jun 17, 2019 | Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Comment – June 17th 2019The major stock indexes posted slight weekly gains amid quiet trading, cooling off after the big rally the previous week. The first half of June has seen a strong reversal of the May sell-off. Technology stocks, despite...
by Niall Dineen | Jun 10, 2019 | Weekly Market Commentary
Weekly Market Comment – June 10th 2019Markets advanced last week as Central Banks (the FED and the ECB) made accommodating statements. The S&P 500 had its best week of the year. The data during the week was mixed, with US private payrolls growing at the...
