Growth rebound in the Eurozone
Growth resumes in the Eurozone. For the EA, it is 0.4% and for Spain 0.7%. Even Italy is recovering and returning to positive territory. France disappoints. Despite strong measures taken…
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French growth fails to accelerate in the first quarter despite measures on purchasing power
French GDP growth decelerated slightly in the first quarter of 2019 even though the rounded figure stands at 0.3% (non-annualized) as in the previous two quarters. Despite the stimulus measures…
The French GDP will accelerate in Q1
The French GDP for the first quarter of 2019 will be published Tuesday morning at 0730. After a figure of 0.3% (non annualized figures according to the French tradition) over…
Emmanuel Macron wants to limit risks on growth
The French President announced several measures during his press conference last Thursday.There are structural measures such as reducing the number of pupils per primary class to 24. It is an…
“Politicians” take their revenge – My weekly column
The world of politics and politicians wants to get its own back on the central banks. Central banks have been at the very heart of steering the economy since the…
The Brexit risk on markets
How to read the end of the risk associated with the Brexit of March 29th? Look at the 10-year Bund rate. It dropped into negative territory with the risk of…
Long-lasting shock on the world economy My weekly column
Concerns and uncertainties on world economic activity having been gathering pace since the fall. The swift decline in world trade reflects this change in pace, moving into the red with…