Opinion

Stock Exchange, New York
Opinion
November 25, 2021

Economist's view: what lies behind the curve

Rising house prices, records in the stock markets, extremely expensive bond markets and a new high…
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Christine Lagarde, ECB 
Opinion
October 22, 2021

Economist commentary: the stability of the financial system

Money only has value if there is a relationship with the value created in the real economy. So the…
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Great Wall of China
Opinion
October 19, 2021

Economist comment: Chinese government bonds attractive

At more than USD 15 trillion, the Chinese bond market is the second largest in the world. China only…
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Henry Kravis and George Roberts, KKR 
Opinion
October 14, 2021

Economist comment: the end of an era

After almost half a century at the helm of KKR, co-CEOs Henry Kravis and George Roberts are handing…
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Old and young 
Opinion
October 8, 2021

Comment: ageing population to increase inflation

To a large extent, the current inflation level is a consequence of the coronavirus crisis. That is…
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Christine Lagarde, ECB 
Opinion
September 28, 2021

Economic analysis: the start of the tightening cycle

The Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the ECB have all started to tighten. The Fed thinks…
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Gas transmission, Sakhalin, Russia
Opinion
September 27, 2021

Economic analysis: energy shortage rises vertically

The energy transition is anything but smooth. This week, two energy suppliers went bankrupt in the…
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European Union, Brussels
Opinion
September 22, 2021

Comment: SFDR, confusion keeps us grey

Not all European regulations are good. Under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)…
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John Bogle, Vanguard 
Opinion
September 16, 2021

Comment: the unease of index investing

Index investing is a disruptive innovation from which private investors have fully benefited. They…
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Runners
Opinion
September 8, 2021

Comment: sustainable investors have major impact

Newton’s second law states that impact equals mass times speed. It is my conviction that sustainable…
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