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  • Market Pulse

Amsterdam pauses while the real economy stays awake

AEX slipped 0.12%; business signal: demand holds, but rates and energy keep margins.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
June 18, 2026
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  • Market Pulse

Amsterdam repairs the tape, not the risks

AEX rose 1.18%; Amsterdam repaired confidence, but costs and supply discipline.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
June 17, 2026
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  • Market Pulse

AEX close: moved clearly higher

AEX rose +1.70%; Amsterdam accepted the rebound, but the business reading stayed.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
June 12, 2026
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  • Market Pulse

AEX close: moved clearly higher

AEX rose +1.06%; Amsterdam accepted the rebound, but the business reading stayed.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
June 11, 2026
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  • Market Pulse

AEX firm, with the cost of money back in the room

AEX rose 0.48%; Amsterdam held firm, but costs and ECB risk still set the business.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
June 10, 2026
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  • Market Pulse

AEX gains, but the close asks for discipline

AEX rose 0.18%, but the close near the low keeps cost discipline.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
June 9, 2026
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  • Market Pulse

AEX edges higher while the cost test stays in charge

AEX rose 0.37%; Amsterdam showed resilience, but cost pressure still sets the business.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
June 8, 2026
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  • Market Pulse

AEX slips as rate pressure returns to the bill

AEX fell 0.55%; Amsterdam stayed orderly, but higher-rate and cost risk still matter.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
June 5, 2026
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  • Market Pulse

AEX closes higher, but Amsterdam’s cost test is still alive

AEX rose modestly; Dutch firms got relief, not a clean signal.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
June 4, 2026
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  • Market Pulse

AEX slips back as cost pressure keeps Amsterdam disciplined

AEX slipped 0.49%; cost pressure kept Amsterdam disciplined, not.
byPaolo Maria Pavan
June 3, 2026
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