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
Jun 5, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Markets Whisper in Correct Dutch by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 5, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN The Amsterdam AEX didn’t shout today, it nodded. On June 5, 2025, the index closed at 925.53 , up +1.52 points or +0.16% . A movement so modest it felt almost polite. Like a civil servant adjusting th... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE Read more
Why the Dutch Automotive Sector Didn't Stall, It Lost Its Structure by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 5, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN We often think markets move like vehicles. Forward when the engine works. Backward when something breaks. We forget that underneath the engine there is a frame. If the frame bends, no wheel alignment ... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan Read more
Jun 4, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Markets March On, Politics Stumble by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 4, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN On June 4, 2025, the Amsterdam AEX Index closed at 924.01, marking a gain of +3.71 points or +0.40%. This upward movement occurred despite ongoing political instability, notably the PVV's recent withd... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE Read more
Why Strategy Isn’t Just About Changing Suppliers (and What to Do Instead) by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 4, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN It starts with a graph. One of those neat, segmented bars, color coded and percentage labeled. A visual summary of the March 2025 CBS survey: 13% of Dutch companies have already adjusted their busines... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan Read more
Jun 3, 2025 – Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Politics Wobbled, Markets Didn't by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 3, 2025 PAOLO MARIA PAVAN A Brief Intro Amsterdam’s AEX closed today at 920.30, a composed gain of +1.94 points or +0.21 percent. On the surface, a modest rise. Beneath it, a masterclass in market dignity. The morning began wi... Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE Read more
Who Guards the Guards? What Happens When the Host of the NATO Summit Has No Government by Paolo Maria Pavan Jun 3, 2025 WISE The Theatre of Power Is Moving. The Hague, city of law and treaties, is preparing to host one of the most consequential NATO summits in modern memory. But this time, there is no applause. No commemora... DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan WISE Read more