Opinion

Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
July 18, 2022

Chart of the week: Negative surprises limit upside potential

Negative surprises put a cap on the upside potential, especially for equities. As a rule, investors…
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Jurgen Vluijmans, editorial manager of Investment Officer Belgium.
Opinion
July 15, 2022

What can Europe offer investors?

Problems with energy supplies, a perfect storm of geopolitical uncertainty and, in the autumn…
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Opinion
July 12, 2022

The end of the euro is nigh

For the first time since 2002, the euro trades at parity with the dollar. In the summer of 2008, one…
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Jeroen Blokland
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July 11, 2022

Chart of the week: don’t be blindsided by recession

The ISM Manufacturing Index, also known as the purchasing managers’ index, fell more than expected…
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July 6, 2022

Disruptive innovation: the iPhone as game changer for investors

Fifteen years ago, I bought my first iPhone in Denver, Colorado. Not entirely coincidentally, I was…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
July 4, 2022

Chart of the week: A sudden halt to spending

German consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level ever, it became clear last week. Never…
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Opinion
July 1, 2022

Grow to fight climate crisis

More economic growth means more population growth, according to Thomas Malthus. The demographer and…
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Raymond Frenken, editorial manager of Investment Officer Luxembourg.
Opinion
July 1, 2022

In Flux: Industry 4.0 as the ‘new Ucits’

In Luxembourg’s financial sector, ‘the new Ucits’ is an informal but widely recognised label that…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
June 27, 2022

Chart of the week: 'Growthless'

The Atlanta Fed GDPNow real GDP forecast for the second quarter stands at exactly 0 percent. So no…
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Raymond Frenken, editorial manager of Investment Officer Luxembourg.
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June 24, 2022

In Flux: A black Bloomsday

Luxembourg has witnessed that European integration still has its limits, even when war rages on…
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