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Tag Archives: Hollande
French Unemployment Still Rising
France’s unemployment rate has risen again, with the picture particularly bleak for young people… Using International Labour Organisation measurements, the jobless total reached 10.3 percent of the workforce in the third quarter of this year. The rise in youth unemployment … Continue reading
Cue la France
In our post earlier this month, How the mighty have fallen, we wrote, Why do we have this gut feeling Japan and France will be the countries of focus next year? Sorry, we’re dismal scientists. The Economist seems to share … Continue reading
Hollande Supports EU Banking Union
But is he willing to cede some of France’s sovereignty? This is the political issue haunting the European street and holding back the Germans. (click here if video is not observable)
Posted in Black Swan Watch, Euro, PIIGS
Tagged EBA, European Banking Union, France, Hollande
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Uneasy axis for Paris and Berlin
(click here if video is not observable)
Posted in Euro, PIIGS, Policy, Politics
Tagged European Sovereign Debt Crisis, Hollande, Merkey
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Statfor: The Rise of the European Political Fringe
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Posted in Black Swan Watch, PIIGS, Politics
Tagged European Politics, France, German Pirate Party, Greece, Hollande
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Quote of the Day: Dissing the European Vote
You think this is why markets have bounced and are so sanguine about the European elections? We’re not so sure the European street can be dismissed that easily. “In 1981, François Mitterrand had one-and-a-half years to correct his Socialist course. … Continue reading
Posted in Black Swan Watch, Euro, Sovereign Debt, Sovereign Risk
Tagged France, French elections, Germany, Hollande, Merkel
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Issues in the French presidential run-off
(click here if video is not observable)
Posted in Black Swan Watch, Euro, Politics
Tagged France, Hollande, Merkozy, Presidential Election, Sarkozy
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Bonjour Two Tier Euro?
We’ve always held the end game in Europe will be the stronger northern countries eventually pulling out of the Euro. The path to the end game we do not know. Sunday’s election in France, may, or may not, be the … Continue reading
Posted in Black Swan Watch, Euro, PIIGS, Sovereign Debt, Sovereign Risk
Tagged Elections, Euro, France, Gemany, Hollande, Two Tier Euro
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Shorts Send Out Mayday As ISM Surprises
Wow! Check out the market reaction to the ISM this morning. Many were caught off guard and even shorting just minutes before the number expecting a weaker print on the back of the weaker regional PMIs. We were surprised, but, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Equities, Uncategorized
Tagged Brazil, Dollar Index, Hollande, ISM, May Day, PMI, S&P500, U.S.
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Euro Trashed
As we posted last week, Enter French Politics (and Dutch). (click here if video is not observable)