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Week ending 16th May 2025.
19th 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. A breakthrough in trade talks between the U.S. and China over the weekend set the tone early, with all major indexes posting strong gains.
Week ending 9th May 2025.
12th May 2025
Global markets offered a mixed but ultimately encouraging picture this week, as investors digested key developments across trade, and central bank policy. At the heart of market attention were the latest interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
Week ending 2nd May 2025.
6th May 2025
Global equity markets moved higher this week as investor sentiment improved, driven by signs of progress in U.S. trade policy, better-than-expected corporate earnings, and mixed economic data that still offered glimmers of resilience.
Week ending 25th April 2025.
28th April 2025
As you can see from the accompanying table, global markets staged an encouraging rebound this week, with renewed investor optimism helping to drive gains after U.S. stocks wobbled on Monday. Signs of easing trade tensions provided a key source of support.
Week ending 18th April 2025.
22nd April 2025
It was a shortened trading week in the West, with markets in the US, UK, and Europe closed for Good Friday, and UK and European bourses staying shut through Easter Monday. The week saw mixed performances across regions. UK and European equities ended the week higher, while US markets slipped.
Week ending 11th April 2025.
14th April 2025
This volatile week has underscored the value of maintaining a long-term focus. Markets endured a dramatic sequence of events—plunging early in the week as trade tensions flared, only to soar midweek after a surprise policy pivot from the White House. This highlights the importance of staying focused on long-term investment objectives rather than reacting to short-term market noise.