France has already seen its prime minister voted out by lawmakers and a successor installed , followed by nationwide protests this week. Investor attention now turns to a closely-watched gauge of the country’s economic condition: the first in a series of credit rating updates, which assess the risk associated with investing in a nation’s debt….
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with the media after a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 18, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters France was thrown into further political chaos this…
Two types of story dominated the chatter in the newsroom this week. The watercooler favourite? The antics of high-profile CEOs, with the departure of Nestle’s boss over an undisclosed affair with a subordinate and the resignation of Suntory’s CEO over the possible purchase of illegal substances both causing a stir in the London and Singapore…
European stock markets moved lower on Friday as attention turned to inflation prints from some of the region’s biggest economies, along with the U.S. By 8:31 a.m. in London (3:31 a.m. ET), the pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.2% lower, with most sectors in negative territory. Among major regional bourses, the French CAC 40 led losses…
The latest clash between French lawmakers over reducing the country’s hefty public deficit could see its defense spending pledges fall to the wayside, analysts say. That would come as a blow to the likes of Thales , Dassault Aviation , Safran and Leonardo -owned MBDA — domestic defense players that have rallied this year on…
France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks during a press conference in Paris on August 25, 2025. Dimitar Dilkoff | Afp | Getty Images France’s minority government on Tuesday faced the prospect of collapse within weeks, after opposition parties said they would not back Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a Sept. 8 confidence vote tied to…
European stock futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday as global investors monitored U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest attempted intervention in the running of the Federal Reserve. Trump’s announcement on social media that he had fired Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook drove Asia-Pacific markets and U.S. futures lower. Cook said in a Monday statement that Trump…
