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week ending 13th June 2025.
16th 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.
Week ending 6th June 2025.
9th 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.
Week ending 30th May 2025
2nd June 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.
Week ending 23rd May 2025.
27th 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. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average fell back into negative territory for the year, while the Nasdaq, though more resilient, still declined by 2.5%.
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.