16 September 2016 – Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. The Swiss Market Index is set to finish the week notably weaker along with global equity markets as fears around global monetary policy hit sentiment ahead of key meetings by the Bank of Japan and US Federal Reserve next week. The […]
Credit Suisse dropped from index as european markets feel pressure after bank stress tests
5 August 2016 – Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. The Swiss Market Index is set to close slightly higher this week, outperforming global equities thanks to defensive heavyweights such as Nestlé and Novartis. Pessimism hit European shares at the beginning of the week as sliding oil prices and bank stress […]
Swiss stock market rally loses momentum
29 July 2016 – Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. The Swiss Market Index and global stock markets failed to extend last week’s rally after the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan left rates unchanged and gave mixed messages about the global economic outlook. Japanese shares received a short-term boost after […]
Swiss stocks hit by China fears
Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. SMI stocks, along with markets around the world, started 2016 in a state of chaos this week as weak economic data from China, heightened tensions in the Middle East and crude oil prices tumbling to multi-year lows wreaked havoc on investor sentiment. Markets slumped around the globe after Chinese […]
Swiss stocks hit by diverging central bank policy
Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Swiss stocks followed global equity markets lower this week after oil tumbled to a seven year low, hitting commodity producing emerging markets, while uncertainty around next week’s anticipated US rate hike weighed further on investor sentiment. U.S. and European monetary policy is expected to officially diverge next week when […]
A volatile week for Swiss stocks
27 November 2015 – Weekly Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. The SMI is set to end the week slightly lower on Friday after losing almost all of last week’s 3% gain early in the week before rebounding on Thursday and Friday. Trading was mixed on Stock markets across the […]
Swiss Market experienced another volatile week of trading
4 September 2015 Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. The Swiss Market Index (SMI) experienced another volatile trading session this week, following global markets lower again on Friday morning after a brief rally on Thursday. Equity markets remained turbulent throughout the week on fears about the world’s economic outlook with China’s slowdown, the current market […]