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Asset Managers
January 10, 2022

Opinion: French-Italian cocktail of cunning for EU

“Never waste a good crisis” is an English expression that you can safely leave to the French and…
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Investing
January 4, 2022

Economist's view: five lessons from 2021

The nice thing about the investment profession is that creativity is more important than striving…
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Sustainability returns
Investing
January 3, 2022

Economist's view: what does sustainability cost?

2021 was the third year in a row where sustainable investors outperformed non-sustainable investors…
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Surprised
Opinion
December 29, 2021

Economist's view: the ten surprises of 2021

Every year there are surprises at the trade fair, although there seem to have been more in 2021. A…
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President Biden, December 2021
Opinion
December 23, 2021

Economist's view: Less liquidity weighs down inflation

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin wants to vote against President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better…
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Opinion
December 17, 2021

Economist's view: the importance of China in the portfolio

While browsing through all the predictions for next year, I noticed that hardly anyone dares to put…
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Balanced portfolio 
Opinion
December 9, 2021

Economist's view: balanced portfolio does not protect now

Since the 1980s, a balanced portfolio has been a great alternative to a full – highly offensive –…
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Prof. Gertjan Verdickt of KU Leuven
Opinion
December 3, 2021

Is the judgment of Paris (1976) on US vs. French wine relevant?

The wine world was taken by surprise in 1976: Steven Spurrier, the British wine merchant, had a jury…
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Stock Exchange, New York
Opinion
November 25, 2021

Economist's view: what lies behind the curve

Rising house prices, records in the stock markets, extremely expensive bond markets and a new high…
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Christine Lagarde, ECB 
Opinion
October 22, 2021

Economist commentary: the stability of the financial system

Money only has value if there is a relationship with the value created in the real economy. So the…
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