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Saved inflation Consumers have saved more than $5 trillion in extra money since the start of the Corona crisis, money that will probably be spent in part when the economy reopens. That 5 trillion [...]

The Dow Jones closed yesterday for the first time above 34,000 points after an increase of 0.9 percent. The S&P 500 index also reached a new all-time high of 4,170 points. The optimism among [...]

In the financial world, the influence of marketing and communication is seriously underestimated. While everyone thinks the world consists of hard figures, many financial decisions are based on [...]

This month, several indices have reached new highs. The S&P 500 has passed the 4000 mark. The moment to get in. Everyone likes to buy low, sell high. It sounds simple, but timing is really [...]

Risk management is about identifying and quantifying risks. Based on this, management measures are established. Risks with a high impact are especially relevant. By analogy with Newton’s [...]

This content was not written by a robot. This is a warning that should perhaps be placed above every publication in the future. Last week, Morningstar announced that it would begin using robots [...]

The major oil-producing countries will slowly increase their own production in the coming months. That is the outcome of the consultation between the so-called OPEC+ countries, the group of oil [...]

Over the past year, one central bank or government agency after another has come up with an aid programme to help the economy through the prevailing pandemic. Thousands of billions in euros, [...]

Inflation occurs when too much money tries to buy too few goods. It is as simple as that. Yet in this simplicity lies much complexity. For what is too much and what is too little? Too much money [...]

Oil prices fell sharply last week, by more than 11 percent. But the fall was halted yesterday. Yesterday, the prices rose again by about 5.5 percent. The reason for the turnaround was probably [...]