France’s borrowing costs rise after Fitch downgrade
A protester brandishes a smoke flame by a barricade on fire during a demonstration part of the “Bloquons…
France’s credit rating cut by Fitch amid political turmoil – POLITICO
The downgrade comes as France is going through a political crisis and is struggling to cut its massive…
Wall Street eyes battered French assets as government faces collapse
France’s government is on the brink of collapse in a parliamentary confidence vote that has battered the country’s…
France is entering crisis mode again. It didn’t have to be this way
It was a question famously asked by France’s wartime leader and former President Charles de Gaulle. “How can…
Waking France up to the boomer pension timebomb – POLITICO
Compared to other items on the budget, pensions are particularly hard to adjust, said Hippolyte d’Albis, an economist…
Two looming crises for France
Financial crises are often linked to a political crisis. On September 8, the French government will submit itself…
Europe markets on Thurs Aug. 28: Nvidia beat,
European stock markets opened higher on Thursday, as investors assess an above-consensus quarterly earnings report from tech giant…
European markets open to close: Fed-Trump, French politics
European stock markets opened sharply lower on Tuesday, pulled down by French equities as traders monitored the potential…
French government risks collapse after Bayrou calls high-stakes confidence vote – POLITICO
Bayrou is gambling that lawmakers can at least agree that France’s dire financial situation needs rectifying, but the…
France’s new revolution: Work more, earn less in the land of the 35-hour work week
There’s been only one topic of conversation in the brasseries of France this week: Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s…