Quarterly articles
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Over a quarter more mortgage applications in first quarter of 2024
The number of mortgage applications in the Netherlands increased by over 25 percent in the first quarter. According to the Hypotheken Data Netwerk (HDN), the mortgage market has, therefore, grown significantly after a big decline last year. It also seems to indicate a lot of activity in the housing market.
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A strong quarter for Wall Street lifts Goldman's first-quarter results
NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs said it saw a double digit rise in its first quarter profits on Monday, lifted broadly by the stock and bond markets' performances in the first months of the year. The strong quarter comes after Goldman struggled most of 2023 as higher interest rates put a pause on companies doing deals and mergers. But as executives have adjusted to the new normal and interest rates appear to be heading lower, Goldman has benefitted from the change in attitude. The New...
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The Quartering Act revisited — this time for the environment
British Parliament in 1774 retaliated against American colonists with a series of laws we call the Intolerable Acts. The Quartering Act expanded the power of royal governors to house troops wherever they wanted. Even King George III, though, didn’t think he could force homeowners to house strangers — this imposition was generally made on inns […]