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Market News & Macro Impact

Tariffs, rate hikes, IPOs, and geopolitical shocks all show up in your portfolio eventually. These posts translate the headline into what it actually means for a retail investor holding European and US positions.

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Box 3 2028: How Dutch Investors Are Repositioning Now

If the Wet werkelijk rendement box 3 survives the Senate, January 1, 2028 will be the first day the Belastingdienst taxes you on stock gains you haven't sold....

Zune.Money Team8 min
July 10, 2026
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Rebalancing Your Portfolio at Record Highs (2026)

If your portfolio is sitting at an all-time high right now, it is probably also further from your target allocation than it has been in months. That is not a c...

Zune.Money Team9 min
July 8, 2026
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European Stock Market News This Week (July 2026)

The ECB raised rates for the first time in nearly three years, and European stocks hit record highs anyway. Trade Republic is trading through a week without a...

Zune.Money Team6 min
July 5, 2026
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Trade Republic IPO Access: What Investors Need to Know

Trade Republic now lets its 8 million-plus users across 17 EU countries request shares directly in upcoming IPOs, before the stock starts trading on the open m...

Zune.Money Team7 min
July 5, 2026
Euro-area bond yield chart on a laptop on a light-wood desk, illustrating the ECB rate hike 2026 impact on a retail investor's portfolio
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ECB Rate Hike June 2026: What It Means for Your Portfolio

The ECB rate hike in June 2026 landed on 11 June: the deposit facility rate moved from 2.00% to 2.25%, effective 17 June. It was the first hike since the tight...

Zune.Money Team9 min
June 20, 2026
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How to Buy SpaceX Stock (SPCX) in Europe

For the first time, you can buy SpaceX stock through your normal brokerage account. The company listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX on 12 June 2026, pri...

Zune.Money Team7 min
June 20, 2026
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US-Iran Deal: What It Means for Your Stocks and Oil

The US-Iran deal pushed the stock market to near-record highs and sent oil prices down nearly 5% in a single session. The S&P 500 climbed about 1.7%, the Nasda...

Zune.Money Team8 min
June 20, 2026
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The PFOF Ban Is Coming in June 2026 — What Every European Retail Investor Needs to Know

If you use a European discount broker — Degiro, Trade Republic, Scalable Capital, or similar — there's a regulatory change heading your way that could alter ho...

Zune.Money Team11 min
April 19, 2026
Trump Tariffs 2025: What Small European Stock Market Investors Need to Know
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Trump Tariffs 2025: What Small European Stock Market Investors Need to Know

Imagine waking up to news that your stock portfolio took a hit overnight—not because of a company's performance but because of a single policy decision halfway...

ZuneMoney Team7 min
April 11, 2025
Trump Tariffs and Your Tech Stocks: Should You Buy or Sell in 2025?
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Trump Tariffs and Your Tech Stocks: Should You Buy or Sell in 2025?

Picture this: you're a small European investor, sipping your morning coffee, when you check your portfolio and see your tech stocks—like ASML or SAP—plummet ov...

ZuneMoney Team9 min
April 11, 2025

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