Belgian retail investors were net sellers of shares amid tariff uncertainty, regulator says
WHY IT'S IMPORTANT:
The data highlights how uncertainty over Trump's tariffs has caused many retail investors to cash in on their stock market portfolios, in case of a prolonged market downturn.
The UBS 2025 Wealth Report, opens new tab ranked Belgium among Europe's top six wealthiest countries, with an average wealth per adult of around $349,000 - only surpassed by Switzerland, Luxembourg, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway.
KEY QUOTE:
"Belgian investors were net sellers of shares in the run up to and in the days following the announcement of import tariffs," said the FSMA.
Belgian retail investors carried out more than 1.17 million share transactions in the first quarter of 2025, the highest number since the first quarter of 2023, with the total value of sales exceeding that of purchases, said the FSMA.
Belgium is introducing capital gains taxes on share sales from January 1 2026, although the first 10,000 euros ($11,700) of gains each year will be exempt.
($1 = 0.8541 euros)
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