Jun 11, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Is the Calm Before the Storm Over? by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 11, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN The Amsterdam AEX Index closed today, June 11, 2025, at 935.50, down 3.13 points, a subtle -0.33% slip that felt more like a recalibration than a retreat. If the market had a face, it wore a tailored ... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE Read more
Why a -0.5% Dip in Dutch Industry Signals More Than a Slowdown by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 11, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN ❝ -0.5% Isn’t Just a Number. It’s a Signal. ❞ In April 2025, the calendar-adjusted production of Dutch industry slipped by 0.5% compared to April 2024, according to CBS. A minor figure at first glance... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan Read more
How Small Businesses Can Use AI Without Losing Their Soul (or Their Sanity) by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 11, 2025 WISE Let’s begin with a truth we must face without flinching: Artificial Intelligence is not knocking on the door, it’s already inside the house. And for many small businesses, it doesn’t feel like a helpf... DIGITAL Paolo Maria Pavan WISE Read more
Jun 10, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Amsterdam Holds Its Breath by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 10, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN On June 10, 2025, the AEX Index closed at 938.63, marking a 0.70% increase from the previous day. This modest rise suggests a market cautiously optimistic, yet acutely aware of the underlying global u... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE Read more
Why the Decline in Spousal Support in the Netherlands Isn’t Progress, It’s Systemic Amnesia by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 10, 2025 WISE Once Upon a Divorce... In 2011, a recently divorced woman stood at a threshold vulnerable, disoriented, yet cautiously hopeful. Statistically, she had an 18% chance of receiving spousal support. If sh... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan WISE Read more
Why a 0.2% Rise in Consumption Reveals More About Trust Than Growth by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 10, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN The Whisper Beneath the Numbers Some truths do not arrive with fanfare. They slip in quietly, decimal by decimal, like the whisper of April’s household consumption: +0.2% . A minor increase, you’d thi... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan Read more
Jun 9, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Still Waters in Amsterdam by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 9, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN The Amsterdam AEX Index closed on June 9, 2025, at 932.11, marking a modest gain of 0.23% from the previous session. This subtle uptick reflects a market mood that is cautiously optimistic, with inves... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE Read more
House Prices Up, Citizens Down: How Dutch Municipalities Got Addicted to Your WOZ Pain by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 9, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN The Trend Behind the Numbers The latest data from CBS and the Dutch Land Registry leaves no room for ambiguity: the transaction prices of existing owner-occupied homes in nearly all Dutch municipaliti... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan REAL ESTATE Read more
Why the ECB’s Rate Cut Won’t Save You and How to Read It Before It’s Too Late by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 9, 2025 WISE They cut the rate. A quarter of a point. No fireworks. No drama. Just the kind of movement that central banks make when they’ve run out of clearer options. Lagarde, as always, delivered it without tre... Paolo Maria Pavan WISE Read more
Jun 6, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Tech Lifts the Tide by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 6, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN The AEX Index closed on June 6, 2025, at 929.93, marking a modest gain of 0.48% from the previous day. This subtle uptick suggests a market mood that is steady, perhaps cautiously optimistic, but not ... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE Read more
Why Businesses in the Netherlands Are About to Feel a Pain No One’s Warning Them About by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 6, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN Let me tell you a story. It’s about a man who hears the same alarm clock go off every morning, but tells himself, “It’s probably just a one-time thing.” Until the eighth morning comes… and the house i... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan Read more
When the Ratio Lies: The Hidden Crisis Behind the Numbers by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 6, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN Once Upon a Time, 3 Was Enough Not long ago, if you earned €3,000 gross per month, you could rent a decent home for €1,000. That was the rule of thumb: your rent shouldn’t exceed a third of your salar... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan REAL ESTATE Read more