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French bond yields near 24-year high as new protests loomAs ongoing protests grip France, the yields on government securities, known as OAT, have surged to a peak not seen in over 24 years. Both M...
As France erupts, Europe's far right gains from fuel-price anger ahead of electionsThe tractors rolling into the town of Gela on the southern tip of Europe are flying the Sicilian flag, emblazoned with Medusa, three bent l...
French bond yields edge down, but investors stay on alertOn Tuesday, French government bond yields lowered after a significant increase observed on the previous day. Investors are remaining cautio...
Macron condemns those who 'sought to bring down the Republic' after rioting mars nationwide protestsFrench President Emmanuel Macron condemned the violence during nationwide protests against rising living costs and school conditions. He hi...
Bond Market Today: Treasury yields witness volatile Monday, check latest dataGlobal bond yields show mixed trading on Monday. US Treasury yields flipped up and down in the bond market following their own sharp moves ...
France's far-left presidential candidate cheers Gen Z school protestsJean-Luc Melenchon has celebrated the nationwide high school protests over education issues in France. He has called for lowering the votin...
Euro skids toward fifth weekly fall but selling pressure slowsThe euro is enduring its fifth consecutive week of descent, mainly due to ongoing concerns surrounding France's substantial debt. Despite a...
Why is France at the centre of a bond market storm?Recent trends show French government bonds, referred to as OAT, experiencing yields surpassing 5% amidst investor apprehension. The recent ...
What is fuelling French school protests?High-school students are protesting outside their schools in France, with entrances blockaded and the institutions and security forces resp...
A look at France's public debt as economy takes centre stage in French Presidential electionFrance's public debt has climbed to unprecedented levels, currently reaching 119 per cent of its GDP. The increasing debt burden poses sign...
Christine Lagarde wades into French poll politicsLagarde has refused to rule out an exit from the ECB before her term ends in October 2027, and news that her memoir, Lady First, will arriv...
For or against air conditioning? EU won't pick sidesThe EU refused to be drawn into a heating political debate on the merits of air conditioning Monday, saying it was not for Brussels to micr...
France seeks way out of political 'fog' after far right defeatPresident Emmanuel Macron on Monday was to start efforts to extract France from its most severe political uncertainty in decades after the ...
France retirement age protests: King Charles III, Queen Consort's state visit postponedThe first state visit of King Charles III's reign has been postponed due to the violent protests that erupted in France against President E...
France holds parliamentary election in vital test for MacronMore than 6,000 candidates, ranging in age from 18 to 92, are running for 577 seats in the National Assembly in the first round of the elec...
French head to polls as Macron battles for majority in parliamentGovernment insiders expect a relatively poor showing in Sunday's first round for Macron's coalition "Ensemble", with record numbers of vote...
Why France's parliamentary elections are important to MacronElections are being held nationwide to select the 577 members of the most powerful branch of France's Parliament, the National Assembly, on...
Macron to soften critical pension reform to seek support as he enters a tight run-offPresident Emmanuel Macron has refused the pledge to raise France's retirement age to 65 to court voters as he enters a tight run-off agains...
Macron leads Le Pen in French election battleMacron scored 28.1-29.7% in the first round and Le Pen 23.3-24.7%, with the top two candidates going through to the second round run off on...
Paris attack halts campaigning before French electionRepublican Francois Fillon, the National Front’s Marine Le Pen, centrist Emmanuel Macron and Socialist Benoit Hamon all cancelled events pl...