Max Severijns

Max Severijns

American economist Paul Samuelson (1915-2009) won the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economic Sciences in 1970. Photo: Wikimedia.
Asset Allocation
April 2, 2025

‘Liberation Day’ reignites a classic trade debate

Trump’s tariff push revives an old trade theory — and investors should pay attention to what…
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Investing
March 28, 2025

Investors await ‘Liberation Day’: Selling US stocks now is ‘unwise’

US equities have calmed after a turbulent start to the year, but the mood is far from euphoric. With…
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Mohamed El-Erian aan het woord tijdens de conferentie. Foto: Digital Asset Summit 2025
Investing
March 25, 2025

El-Erian: ‘Yields won’t drop further without a recession’

The probability of a U.S. recession is rising, but it is not yet the base case for markets, former…
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Asset Allocation
March 20, 2025

Benelux investors keep their cool as Wall Street wobbles

Wall Street wobbles, nerves fray—European investors stay cool, filter the noise, and focus on long…
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Asset Allocation
March 17, 2025

Bund yield rises further as Berlin struggles with budget deal

The German Bund yield continues to rise as Berlin struggles with Friedrich Merz’s planned budget…
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Investing
March 5, 2025

A trade tariff is no picnic in the park, ‘but won’t derail European outperformance’

The import tariff proposed by Donald Trump on goods from the EU may inject some volatility into…
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Temple Bar in Dublin. Photo by Leonhard Niederwimmer on Unsplash.
Asset Managers
March 4, 2025

“Highly unlikely that Luxembourg will catch Ireland in the ETF space”

Luxembourg faces strong headwinds in ETFs as Ireland dominates. Cost, scale, and first-mover…
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Investing
February 27, 2025

Treasuries ignored politics, but consumer data shifts sentiment

Investor sentiment has shifted as Trump’s policies fuel inflation fears, but plunging consumer…
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Investing
February 24, 2025

Trump-Trades fade, leaving investors searching for the next big theme

Investors, once emboldened by the so-called ‘Trump trades’ - long U.S. dollar, short U.S. government…
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Investing
February 18, 2025

US inflation figures pressure private equity stocks – history suggests buying

US inflation rose to 3 percent in January, exceeding economists’ expectations of 2.9 percent…
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Asset Allocation
February 6, 2025

Europe’s blue-chips shine as markets weigh Trump’s moves

With global markets being shaken by Donald Trump, asset managers and strategists are advocating…
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Investing
February 4, 2025

Active ETFs: A gimmick or a proven alpha play?

Despite scepticism, JPMorgan dominates Europe’s active ETF market, proving that alpha is possible…
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Investing
January 27, 2025

Investors look beyond tech giants as earnings season looms

While the “Magnificent Seven” are expected to deliver strong results, it is the remaining 493…
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President Trump signed his first decrees in the Oval Office on Monday. Screenshot from White House video.
Investing
January 21, 2025

Trump’s opening moves set tone for US inflation

Donald Trump, the newly inaugurated 47th President of the United States, is wasting no time in…
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