The AEX course has fallen slightly again today. On the Damrak, the Amsterdam stock market index arrives at 909 points, with a cautious decrease of 0.30 percent on the signs. Why is the AEX under pressure?
AEX under pressure
Last week it was ASML that pushed the AEX down. The chip manufacturer shared worse prospects for 2026, and as a result the share fell down by 7 percent.
Today, however, there seems to be another cause for the difficult week start of the AEX.
For example, the trade conflict between the United States and the European Union seems to escalate. Officials of the German government do not expect a deal with the US in the short term.
Although the market does not respond violently, this is not the news we had hoped for. In the long term, this could cause a heavier response to the financial markets.
Certainly if people now start to sell carefully, the races sink a bit, and then this narrative further.
Other problems for the AEX
That is not the only sword hanging above the head of the AEX. Inflation in the United States also seems to warm up. As a result, the chance of interest rates from the central bank is smaller, and we see the worldwide rising the long -term interest rates.
Higher long interest rates are a brake on the economy in the long term. They translate into higher interest rates on mortgages, consumer loans, and company loans.
We are now in a phase in which investors no longer think of risks and become almost careless. However, that can change if one of the aforementioned narratives stands out among investors:
- War war
- Heating of inflation
Source: https://newsbit.nl/aex-koers-licht-onderuit-storm-op-komst/
