Tag Archives: France

eMac Rising: Macron Addresses Joint Session of Congress

Posted on April 25, 2018 by macromon

eMac (Emmanuel Macron)  is emerging has emerged as the new “leader of the free world.” He was well received by the U.S. Congress today in an address to a joint session.   Remember Freedom Fries? Today’s speech on Capitol Hill by the … Continue reading →

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QOTD: Vive la France!

Posted on November 17, 2017 by macromon

“France is a paradise populated by people who believe they are in hell,” the writer Sylvain Tesson said in a radio interview earlier this year. – Bloomberg  (QOTD = Quote of the Day)

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Did Jacques Chirac Wreck A Plan To Exile Saddam to Saudi?

Posted on June 21, 2017 by macromon

File this one under, “What If.” We have a very good source who tells us that the U.S. and the major European and Arab powers had a plan to exile Saddam Hussein to Saudi Arabia before the Iraq war began … Continue reading →

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European bonds suffer from uncertainty – FT

Posted on February 8, 2017 by macromon

Keep some powder dry to buy the French Dip.    That is,  the market panic over the  Euro elections,  if there is one. The French will hold the populist “Maginot Line” and Le Pen will lose in the second round, “bigly“.  … Continue reading →

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QOTD: Vive La France!

Posted on February 3, 2017 by macromon

Maybe, just maybe, France will turn out to be the place where the populist tide is turned. – Philip Stephen, FT We concur!

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Watch This Space: Oat-Bund Spread

Posted on January 14, 2017 by macromon
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France tries to sell a new revolution – FT

Posted on December 8, 2014 by macromon

Four-day conference at the Grand Palais showcases French business achievements but worries over the country’s competitiveness persist. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video (click here if video is not observable)

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France’s Problems – FT

Posted on July 13, 2014 by macromon

Michael Stothard, Paris correspondent, talks to French finance minister Michel Sapin about the problems facing the country, the strong euro and what the government’s reforms — the so-called responsibility pact — hope to achieve. For more video content from the … Continue reading →

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France urges softer approach to austerity

Posted on March 14, 2013 by macromon

Germany is facing stiff resistance from France to ease back on austerity as Europe’s leaders gather in Brussels for another EU summit. French President François Hollande has called for the emphasis to shift to boosting growth in indebted eurozone economies. … Continue reading →

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Stratfor: France’s Economic Challenges in 2013

Posted on January 29, 2013 by macromon

Year to date France’s 10-year sovereign spread is 10 bps tighter to the German Bund and the CAC 40 stock index is almost almost 4 percent.  No worries, mate.   Not yet. Stratfor Europe analyst Adriano Bosoni discusses France’s challenge to … Continue reading →

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