Dutch Market Moves? Paolo Pavan Explains Why

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Only on XTROVERSO™, MARKET PULSE offers sharp, structural insights from Paolo Maria Pavan, Head of GRC at ZENTRIQ™, analyst shaped by failure and clarity. Each piece reveals what the numbers conceal: ethical fractures, behavioral trends, power and financial dynamics.

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By Paolo Maria Pavan, Head of GRC at ZENTRIQ™

Jun 25, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: A measured descent

Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 25, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: A measured descent

On June 25, 2025, the AEX Index closed at 917.86, marking a 0.73% decline from the previous day's close of 924.62. The index opened at 926.89, reached a high of 929.91, but gradually declined througho...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

Jun 25, 2025

Why GDP Growth Is Bullsh*t if Jobs Are Shrinking and People Are Just Tired of Waiting

Paolo Maria Pavan

Why GDP Growth Is Bullsh*t if Jobs Are Shrinking and People Are Just Tired of Waiting

Let’s Start With the Boring Number: +0.4% That’s the Dutch GDP growth in Q1 2025, according to CBS’s second estimate. Yawn? No. Because if you think that number is just a bland statistical revision, f...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 25, 2025

Jun 24, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: AEX Climbs Quietly

Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 24, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: AEX Climbs Quietly

The Amsterdam AEX closed today at 924.62 , up +7.83 points (+0.85%) , in what appears, at first glance, to be a polite day of trading. But let’s not confuse manners with meekness. Markets don’t always...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

Jun 24, 2025

Why the Dutch Think They're Getting Richer (While Quietly Financing Their Own Misery)

Paolo Maria Pavan

Why the Dutch Think They're Getting Richer (While Quietly Financing Their Own Misery)

Let’s Start with the Headline Everyone’s Clapping For “Household real disposable income rose by 2.2% in Q1 2025 compared to a year earlier.” The statisticians at CBS want us to nod approvingly. Politi...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan REAL ESTATE

Jun 24, 2025

Why €90 Billion in Dutch Profits Should Worry You More Than Impress You

Paolo Maria Pavan

Why €90 Billion in Dutch Profits Should Worry You More Than Impress You

When Numbers Stop Whispering and Start Revealing Gross profit before tax for non-financial companies in the Netherlands rose to €90.1 billion in Q1 2025, €4.7 billion higher than in Q1 2024. Operating...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 24, 2025

Jun 23, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: A Gentle Ascent, Lightly Ignored

Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 23, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: A Gentle Ascent, Lightly Ignored

Today, the Amsterdam AEX Index closed at 916.79, a gain of 8.27 points, marking a +0.91% rise that was as composed as it was quietly unexpected. If you listened for drama, you’d be left in silence; th...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

Jun 23, 2025

Why Dutch CEOs Are Slamming the Brakes And What It Really Says About the Netherlands

Paolo Maria Pavan

Why Dutch CEOs Are Slamming the Brakes And What It Really Says About the Netherlands

The Numbers Don’t Lie, But They Rarely Tell the Whole Truth April 2025: investments in tangible fixed assets dropped 2.3% compared to a year earlier. That’s not just a stat, it’s a signal. And if you’...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 23, 2025

Dutch House Prices Skyrocket Again! Because No One Trusts Anything Else Anymore

Paolo Maria Pavan

Dutch House Prices Skyrocket Again! Because No One Trusts Anything Else Anymore

Let me be clear from the start: house prices rising again is not news. It’s ritual. What matters now is not what has gone up, but why and why now . In May 2025, Dutch owner-occupied homes were on aver...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan REAL ESTATE

Jun 23, 2025

Jun 20, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Under the Quiet Radar

Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 20, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Under the Quiet Radar

The AEX closed at ~929.5 today, retreating 0.5 % , and bringing the weekly drop to nearly 1.3 % . It was a subdued, corrective cadence, steady without turning bearish, but not confident enough to recl...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

Jun 20, 2025

Why a One-Point Rise in Consumer Confidence Is More Dangerous Than a Crash

Paolo Maria Pavan

Why a One-Point Rise in Consumer Confidence Is More Dangerous Than a Crash

A Whisper Louder Than Despair The Netherlands blinked in June. Not quite hope, just a blink. Consumer confidence, as measured by CBS, nudged itself from -37 in May to -36 in June. A single point. A ro...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 20, 2025

Jun 19, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Quiet Ripples, Not Shocks

Paolo Maria Pavan

Jun 19, 2025 | Amsterdam Stock Exchange: Quiet Ripples, Not Shocks

The AEX closed on 909.30 , down 7.80 points or -0.85% , sliding beneath a key round number it hasn’t seen since mid‑May. Tone of the Day: Subdued Under Strain On surface, a modest drop. Beneath it, a ...

Paolo Maria Pavan TODAY'S MARKET PULSE

Jun 19, 2025

WOZ 2025: When Numbers Pretend to be Neutral, But Never Are

Paolo Maria Pavan

WOZ 2025: When Numbers Pretend to be Neutral, But Never Are

The Illusion of Value, the Certainty of Tax Here’s the headline: In 2025, the average WOZ value of Dutch homes is up 5%. That’s €398,000 on average,the benchmark figure municipalities use to calculate...

DUTCH ECONOMY Paolo Maria Pavan REAL ESTATE

Jun 19, 2025

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