Dutch Market Moves? Paolo Maria Pavan Explains Why

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May 27, 2025 – Amsterdam Stock Exchange: The Pause Before the Pivot

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 27, 2025

The Amsterdam stock exchange didn’t rush, flinch, or exhale too loudly. On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the AEX Index closed at 930.06 , up +5.18 points ( +0.56% ). The market moved like a man adjusting his...

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Confidence Is Falling. That’s Not the Real Problem.

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 27, 2025

Another month, another dip. In May, Dutch manufacturer confidence slipped once again—this time from -3.3 to -3.9, according to CBS. The headlines will call it “a minor decline.” But confidence doesn’t...

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May 26, 2025 – Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Markets Whisper Today

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 26, 2025

I. The Market and the Monk Imagine a monastery bell that doesn’t ring. It sways slightly in the wind—just enough to remind those nearby that time is still passing, even if no one marked the hour aloud...

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May 23, 2025 – Amsterdam Stock Exchange: The Index Blinks First

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 23, 2025

The AEX closed today at 917.39, down 1.03%. This Wasn't a Dip. It Was a Pause in Conviction. The index didn’t tumble—it stalled. Not because of panic, but because confidence overreached its outline. T...

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Dutch Housing Prices Soar 10%—But Are We Celebrating a Bubble?

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 23, 2025

When Data Inflates, Truth Shrinks April 2025: According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the average price of an existing home was 10.2% higher than in April 2024. It’s the eleventh consecutive month ...

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May 22, 2025 – Amsterdam Stock Exchange: AEX Just Dropped

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 22, 2025

On Thursday, May 22, 2025, the Amsterdam AEX Index closed at 926.91 , down 6.41 points or -0.69% . At first glance, the drop may seem minor—barely enough to ripple the water. But the mood today was no...

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May 21, 2025 – Amsterdam Stock Exchange: What Flat Markets Teach Bold Entrepreneurs

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 21, 2025

A still surface hides a steady hand. Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The Amsterdam AEX Index closes at 933.32—up 2.27 points (+0.24%). On paper, a forgettable figure. In truth, a lesson in strategic restrain...

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The Dutch Paradox: Wealth Now, Weakness Later

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 21, 2025

The Netherlands looks good in pictures. Especially when the picture is taken at just the right angle. The Monitor Brede Welvaart and SDG’s 2025 , delivered to Parliament on Accountability Day, offers ...

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May 20, 2025 – Amsterdam Stock Exchange: The Market Held Its Breath Today

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 20, 2025

When Markets Don’t Shout, Listen Harder Today, the Amsterdam AEX Index closed at 931.05 , inching up by +1.53 points (+0.16%) . It wasn’t a celebration. It wasn’t a collapse. It was something far more...

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Why the Dutch Feel Stuck: The Shocking Truth Behind -37 Consumer Confidence

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 20, 2025

The Dinner Table Barometer Picture yourself at a Dutch dinner table in May 2025. The mood? Measured. You pass the potatoes, but the conversation circles—quietly—around rising prices, future plans, and...

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May 19, 2025 – Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Flat Lines in a City of Canals

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 19, 2025

The Art of Stillness in the Age of Signals Today, the Amsterdam AEX closed at 929.52 points—a barely-there slip of -0.15% from Friday. On paper, it’s a session few will remember. But if you’ve learned...

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Retail Isn’t Recovered—It’s Cornered. When 0.9% Becomes 3.1%, You Should Ask Why.

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 19, 2025

Let’s not celebrate too soon. Yes, the Dutch retail sector posted a 3.1% turnover growth in Q1 2025. That’s the headline. But as anyone who’s studied the anatomy of a balance sheet knows— what grows c...

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