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Market Update – 25th June 2025.
A relatively quiet week on the economic calendar had investors looking mainly to what was coming out of the US to make their next moves. On Monday, President Trump announced a “complete and total ceasefire” between Israel and Iran following 12 days of conflict, a statement later confirmed by the Israeli Prime Minister.
Weekly Market Summary (week ending 20th June 2025)
Markets closed the week on a mixed note, with geopolitical tensions in the Middle East weighing on sentiment. While global investors are cautious amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East, markets showed a degree of resilience, especially in the UK, where the FTSE 100 fell 0.86% on the week.
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. While markets had gained ground through Thursday, news of Israel’s airstrikes on Iranian military and nuclear facilities, followed by reported retaliatory attacks from Iran, triggered a risk-off move on Friday that reversed earlier gains across most major indexes.
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.
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. At the sector level, information technology stocks outperformed, due in part to upbeat sentiment around artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks in the wake of several positive corporate earnings reports.
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. Core inflation, which excludes volatile items such as food and energy, also declined to 2.4%, compared to 2.7% the month before.
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. Equities were supported by encouraging inflation data and evolving trade policy developments.
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