Opinion

Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
May 19, 2025

Chart of the week: The weakest link

Remember that BBC quiz show with the notoriously blunt Anne Robinson, who ended each round with the…
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Han Dieperink
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May 13, 2025

Über-capitalist becomes communist

One fascinating espionage technique during the Cold War was the “sleeper mole.” These were Soviet…
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Jeroen Blokland
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May 12, 2025

Chart of the week: Mar-a-Lago: pressure, predicament, and drama

President Trump had it all envisioned. A copy-paste “Plaza Accord” that would enshrine him and the…
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Gertjan Verdickt
Opinion
May 7, 2025

The true strength of Buffett: loyalty to a simple strategy

Warren Buffett took a step back from Berkshire Hathaway this week. The end of an (amazing) era.
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Gregory Kennedy
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May 7, 2025

Salary indexation will kill our fund industry

The latest automatic salary hike in Luxembourg landed on Workers’ Day. Cheers all around, but will…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
May 5, 2025

Chart of the week: a realistic look at bonds

I remain endlessly amazed by how traditional investors continue to cling to outdated assumptions and…
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Han Dieperink
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April 29, 2025

Safe havens in investment portfolios

The prospect of foreign investors reducing their exposure to U.S. assets due to concerns about the…
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Edin Mujagic
Opinion
April 28, 2025

Invisible smoke plumes for the ECB

It was March 2015 when Otmar Issing, an early board member of the ECB and the bank’s former chief…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
April 23, 2025

The first 100 days

As we approach the milestone of President Donald Trump’s first one hundred days back in the White…
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Jeroen Blokland
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April 22, 2025

Chart of the week: roulette policy

Whether you walk away believing that President Trump will make the world “fairer,” dream of Trumpian…
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