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Investing in a home has become a struggle in the EU The last 16 years have seen so much turbulence in the European residential property market — a financial crisis, a sovereign debt crisis, a prolonged period of extremely low interest rates, a global pandemic, a war… Several construction booms, crashes, and shifts in mortgage
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The content of this post does not constitute financial advice. It is intended for information and education purposes only. MoneyCraft recommends PiQ Suite: a great platform for financial news & data for all investors! (Affiliate Link) The Week in Global Markets Financial markets summary: – EUROPE: This week, European stocks took another hit. We had
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Enhancing your analytical toolset beyond the basics When one is just starting to deal with markets and portfolios, all the information out there could be overwhelming and confusing. Especially without prior knowledge of key concepts or experience in using them. Online research usually produces unsatisfactory results, as most widely available posts offer mediocre learning resources
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The content of this post does not constitute financial advice. It is intended for information and education purposes only. The Week in Global Markets Financial markets summary: – EUROPE: Despite a confirmation this week by ECB President Christine Lagarde that a June rate cut is very likely coming, as long as the macro data supports
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The content of this post does not constitute financial advice. It is intended for information and education purposes only. The Week in Global Markets Financial markets summary: – EUROPE: The performance of European stocks this week was mixed. Comments from the ECB indicated that progress on disinflation may have somewhat stalled, while the rate path
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Beginner investors often get caught up in the process of picking and adding assets or funds to their portfolios, as well as their performance. This can make them neglect any prudent risk management activities, for instance, because they tend to underestimate their importance. Even more concerning, there is a lot of emphasis on the simplest
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The content of this post does not constitute financial advice. It is intended for information and education purposes only. The Week in Global Markets Financial markets summary: – EUROPE: European stocks experienced very strong performance this week, likely fuelled by investor optimism about the upcoming rate cuts (as signaled by the ECB and the Bank
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The topic of regulating the crypto world is highly controversial, as it concerns finding a suitable balance between the original concept of decentralized money/distributed ledger technologies and addressing the risks of such an alternative system. Countries and economic blocs around the world have taken various approaches to such regulations, ranging from securities laws, licensing of
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The content of this post does not constitute financial advice. It is intended for information and education purposes only. The Week in Global Markets Financial markets summary: – EUROPE: Investors in European stocks seemed more cautious this week, as many of the leading equity indices reported weekly declines, likely driven by mixed corporate earnings and
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Politicians, analysts, critics and the like talk a lot about the economic situation in Germany, but it is not all the same everywhere in the country. Whether due to historical factors, political differences or geographical advantages, the various regions and federal states have an uneven distribution of industrial capabilities, highly skilled workforce and financial conditions.
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The content of this post does not constitute financial advice. It is intended for information and education purposes only. The Week in Global Markets Financial markets summary: – EUROPE: The benchmark European indices finished this week higher, including the STOXX 50 and 600, the DAX, the CAC 40, the FTSE MIB, as well as the
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The content of this post does not constitute financial advice. It is intended for information and education purposes only. The Week in Global Markets Financial markets summary: – EUROPE: This week, ECB members continued to signal that rate cuts are most likely coming in June, with the number for the year still unclear but probably
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As far as the retail customer is concerned, traditional banks have for some time now been viewed as parasite-like. Charging fees on almost any service they provide, amending their terms and conditions in ways that disadvantage their customers, and applying currency exchange rates that are too costly. This is also the case in Germany, where
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