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Zurich employees support tree growth and sustainability in Fernhill Park by helping to remove plastic tree guards at Fernhill Park in Stepaside, Dublin.
March was another strong month for equities with global stocks up 3.42% for the month in euro terms. This followed a positive February as investors continue to price in the likelihood of future interest rate cuts from global central banks, writes Richard Temperley.
US Stocks ended the week in negative territory for the third time in a row on Friday, as higher-for-longer interest rate expectations continued to weigh on investors, writes Ian Slattery.
Last week saw US stocks retreat from recent highs as a higher inflation reading caused many investors to pare back their interest rate cut expectations, writes Ian Slattery.
Zurich research reveals that only a quarter of homeowners have reviewed the cost to rebuild their home in the last year and 38% have not checked the cost to rebuild their home in over three years.
In February, all three major US equity indices closed positively for the fourth consecutive month. The S&P 500 experienced its largest February gain in almost ten years, writes Richard Temperley.