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Opinion
March 31, 2022

Moral hazard

After the stock market crash of 1987, measures were taken to prevent a new financial drama in the…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
March 28, 2022

Chart of the week: end of the housing bubble?

US mortgage rates have shot up since the start of this year. The 30-year fixed rate stands at 4.5…
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Opinion
March 24, 2022

A bull market for inflation

The biggest risk for investors at the moment is high inflation. While the market places too much…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
March 21, 2022

Contradicting investors

I am a fan of the Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey. Not only because this survey covers…
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Russia and China
Opinion
February 24, 2022

The second Cold War is hot

Western leaders are struggling with their response to Putin’s latest challenge. They agree that it…
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Market analysis
Opinion
February 17, 2022

The year of the stock picker

For two decades in a row money has money has flowed out of active funds. Last year, 100 billion euro…
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Opinion
February 10, 2022

Draghi’s promise is at stake

President Biden and Olaf Scholz, the new German Chancellor, are not on the same page regarding…
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Opinion
February 2, 2022

'Wealthtech needs humans'

As the asset management industry embraces wealthtech, its business model has suddenly become very…
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Investing
January 11, 2022

Economist's view: the oil crisis of 2022

The two oil crises of the 1970s are notorious. In 1973, the oil price went from $3 a barrel to $12 a…
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Investing
January 10, 2022

Mr Market: the pandemic is over

So goes January, so goes the year, it is sometimes said. If so, Mr Market has decided that the Covid…
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Asset Managers

Wall Street’s gateway to the world runs through Luxembourg

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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion

Chart of the week: lack of buyers

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Investing

No easy fix for world’s copper deficit, says industry executive

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Expert Panel

Morningstar: JPMorgan vs. Polar Capital in emerging markets equities

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Gertjan Verdickt
Opinion

What if your economic memory is too good?

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