Opinion

Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
Yesterday

Chart of the week: the Great Rebalancing: slowly but surely

Every year, I look forward to the reports outlining the strategic decisions of institutional…
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Edin Mujagic
Opinion
Yesterday

The ECB continues to act irresponsibly

Charles Dickens opened A Tale of Two Cities with the immortal words, “It was the best of times, it…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
June 22, 2026

Chart of the week: the oil price is also determined in the East

Finally: peace between Iran and the United States has been signed. And so we may hope for at least a…
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Gertjan Verdickt
Opinion
June 17, 2026

The value of belief: SpaceX’s IPO

SpaceX is now worth 2.11 trillion dollars. That valuation belongs to a company that lost 5 billion…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
June 16, 2026

The story behind SpaceX

SpaceX’s IPO on June 12 was unprecedented in more ways than one. People didn’t buy the stock because…
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Gertjan Verdickt
Opinion
June 15, 2026

The prospectus that is too honest

In an upcoming publication in the Review of Financial Studies, researchers Jinfei Sheng (University…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
June 15, 2026

Chart of the week: markets don’t like surprises

Investors are suddenly pulling back. The main reasons are the renewed tensions between Iran and the…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
June 9, 2026

For whom does the board work?

It was a revealing week on Amsterdam’s stock exchange. Within just a few days, two publicly listed…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
June 2, 2026

Echo of the year 2000

On 17 March 2000, World Online went public. Investor demand was overwhelming. Retail investors…
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Gertjan Verdickt
Opinion
June 1, 2026

The factor zoo in corporate bonds is hot air

Imagine you want to invest in corporate bonds and set out to find “the best strategy.” What do you…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
June 1, 2026

Chart of the week: the most independent central bank thrives on dependence

Just as in politics, certain topics within the financial world are also preferably left undiscussed…
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Edin Mujagic
Opinion
May 29, 2026

Clear language from the Eurotower

The monetary die has been cast in Frankfurt: the European Central Bank (ECB) is going to raise…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
May 22, 2026

Chart of the week: the stumbling block that keeps shortening politicians’ shelf life

The days when ministers voluntarily stepped aside have long since passed. And while the political…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
May 19, 2026

American interest rates at critical levels

With the US 10-year Treasury yield at 4.6 percent and the 30-year yield trading above 5 percent…
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