France News & Analysis

France Industrial Output (MoM) came in at -0.1%, below expectations (0.3%) in October

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Lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging France into political and economic instability and putting pressure on Emmanuel Macron.

France’s proposal to tax unrealized Bitcoin gains sparks global debate.

France could be set for months of potentially market-roiling political uncertainty after a no-confidence vote ousted the minority coalition government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

The US Dollar (USD) is turning red after numbers on the US Services sector from S&P global and the Institute for Supply Management fell short of expectations, while a no-confidence vote in France is taking place. Chances that Prime Minister Michel

An Air France passenger’s seat broke from its railings during an aborted takeoff and "propelled" him forwards, the suit says.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s three-month-old government collapses after historic no-confidence vote.

The Euro (EUR) traded a subdued range, waffling around 1.05 levels.

The US Dollar (USD) traded little changed as markets mulled political risks in France and Korea.

France HCOB Composite PMI above forecasts (44.8) in November: Actual (45.9)

France HCOB Services PMI came in at 46.9, above expectations (45.7) in November

"At a time when economic growth in France is slowing markedly, this is bad news. The public deficit will remain high, debt will continue to grow," ING analysts said.

The EUR/AUD has posted back-to-back negative days, as political turmoil in France weighed on the shared currency.

France Budget Balance: €-157.39B (October) vs €-173.78B

Investors sold off long- and intermediate-term U.S. government debt on Tuesday, pushing corresponding yields to slightly higher closing levels ahead of a vote in France that could topple that country’s government.

The Euro pops further above 1.05 in a recovery attempt, after having lost 0.78% on Monday due to concerns over the stability of the French government. French Prime Minister Michel Barnier used a special decree to pass his social budget reform by

French political drama sent EUR/USD below 1.05 yesterday. Rate spreads have pushed out to the wides of the year as the market assumes that pressure is only going to grow on the ECB for rate cuts if governments in both France and Germany are out of orde…

The Greenback rose to three-day highs amid a strong resurgence of the bid bias, supported by Trump’s threats of further tariffs along with political concerns in France.

The country’s borrowing costs have soared over worries that a political showdown in Parliament over spending cuts and tax increases could topple a fragile government coalition.

France HCOB Manufacturing PMI came in at 43.1 below forecasts (43.2) in November