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May 28, 2025 – Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Caution in a Crisp Suit

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 28, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

Today’s Mood: Almost Calm, Almost Certain The AEX Index closed today at 924.41 , slipping -5.65 points (-0.61%) —a decline neither dramatic nor dismissible. The market tone was composed, like a man in...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 28, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

More Money, Less Spending? In 2024, Dutch households saw their disposable income rise by 5.7%, reaching a historic €553 billion. On paper, that’s a good year. But dig deeper and the real story isn’t a...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 27, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 27, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 26, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 23, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 23, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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 ...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan REAL ESTATE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 22, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 22, 2025 WISE

Let me be clear: the most dangerous phrase in today’s financial vocabulary is “We’ve decided not to proceed due to political uncertainty.” I’ve heard it twice in the last quarter—once during a refinan...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan WISE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 21, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 21, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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 ...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

by Paolo Maria Pavan

May 20, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN

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...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE