French Households are optimistic
French households are optimistic. INSEE the French statistical institute has just released its consumer confidence survey for August. The synthetic index is 2% above its historical average. Last November, at…
A dynamic and cyclical approach to the global economy
French households are optimistic. INSEE the French statistical institute has just released its consumer confidence survey for August. The synthetic index is 2% above its historical average. Last November, at…
INSEE, the French statistical institute published its new forecasts for the first half of this year. (Its forecasts are just for a semester to avoid being in conflict with the…
The French economy remains under pressure at the beginning of 2019. Business leaders do not want to commit to the long term because of the uncertainty that hangs over the…
The latest outlook note from French national statistics body INSEE (full-length version in French, English summary available here) suggests that the French economy will not be affected on a sustainable basis by…
The French government is still expecting a robust recovery for the last three months of 2018 and for 2019. Companies’ surveys for October do not allow such optimism. The main…
According to companies’ survey in Germany and in France the economic activity was marginally down in August. German’s companies were a little more pessimistic for the 6 month period to…
Every Monday, I record a podcast in French (here) on macroeconomic news of the previous week and on macroeconomic news expected for the week to come. The translation in English…
The French survey published this morning by INSEE shows a drop in economic activity in August. The index level is now 91 (with an historical average at 100 and a…
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