In the Netherlands of the 17th century, the investors already had to learn the difficult lesson that investments do not necessarily always move upwards in a linear way. It can be read that in 1637 the tulip bubble burst spectacularly after the price of a single tulip bulb had reached the same value as a…
A healthy scepticism never did any harm
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保持理性审慎始终无害
For some time now, the nickel contract on the London Metal Exchange (LME) has led a shadowy existence. It had more or less completely disappeared from the focus of investors. In 2025 prices had at first only known one direction, the…
“Never trust a demo”
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“不要仅凭演示判断AI能力”
It really is high time – and not only because it is almost Christmas – that at least even a few of the challenges facing the global economy are resolved. Unfortunately, this is just not happening. It is more likely that in 2026…
The devil takes the first and the last
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说得容易,做起来难
At the moment very large organisations and corporations in particular are having problems in the very volatile and non-transparent economic environment to switch from long-term, …
Window open for a deep breath
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说得容易,做起来难
It is forgivable to have felt quite uneasy in the last few days, weeks and months if news reports have been followed. There have only been conflicts, problems and challenges everywhere, to an extent never felt before. And on…
Sayin’ It And Doin’ It Are Two Different Things
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说得容易,做起来难
Research by the major French bank BNP Paribas expects the global economy to be resilient in the fourth quarter of 2025 despite increased political and geopolitical instabilities. The present weak phase is seen as temporary and not an ongoing trend. This basically very good and optimistic statement cannot, however…

































