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Confident buyers pay up to 4.4 percent more for homes
A De Nederlandsche Bank working paper finds that consumer confidence strongly predicts entry into the Dutch housing market and raises transaction prices paid by buyers by 2.2 to 4.4 percent in supply-constrained areas.
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Primary accounts anchor bank cross-selling despite fintechs
Dutch banks maintain effective cross-selling channels through primary current accounts despite fintech competition.
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Supply shocks push inflation to 3.8 percent, Ter Weel warns
Euro area headline inflation rose from 1.9 percent in February to 3.8 percent in September due to geopolitical conflict and energy shocks, De Nederlandsche Bank official Bas ter Weel stated at an ESCB research workshop on October 8, 2026.
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US quantitative easing raises global commercial property prices
A 10 basis point drop in long-term US yields from quantitative easing raises global commercial real estate prices by 4 percent over two years, according to a De Nederlandsche Bank working paper.
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Ter Weel outlines four priorities to boost European competitiveness
Europe must deepen its single market, unify capital markets, secure critical infrastructure and lower public debt to address annual investment needs of €800 billion, according to De Nederlandsche Bank's Bas ter Weel at the European Competitiveness Forum in Maastricht.
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Climate shocks threaten 1 percent EU GDP loss, Sleijpen warns
Network for Greening the Financial System Chair Olaf Sleijpen warned that extreme weather could reduce European Union GDP by 1 percent this year, totaling approximately €180 billion.
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AI news drives investment and inflation before productivity gains
A study by De Nederlandsche Bank shows that AI market news triggers immediate US capital spending and price pressures, while spilling over into higher euro area import costs and inflation expectations well before broader productivity gains materialize.
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Blockchain metrics overstate crypto activity up to sixfold
A study by De Nederlandsche Bank and the BIS finds that standard on-chain indicators significantly distort crypto and decentralised finance activity.
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Foreign direct investment in Netherlands rebounds to €72 billion
Foreign direct investment in the Netherlands reached €72 billion in the first half of 2026, driven primarily by inflows from the United States and Germany.
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Geopolitical shocks lift inflation by 0.3 percentage points
Supply shortages dominate demand slowdowns following major geopolitical conflicts, lifting inflation by 0.3 percentage points over 20 months.
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Dutch motorists increase cross-border fuel spending
Dutch cardholders increased spending at Belgian and German petrol stations by 32 percent to approximately €1.5 billion in the first half of 2026.
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Countercyclical capital buffer maintained at 2.0 percent
De Nederlandsche Bank has maintained the countercyclical capital buffer for Dutch banks at 2.0 percent.