Tag Archives: Le Pen

Will France Launch The Molotov Cocktail?

Posted on April 22, 2017 by macromon

The Oat-Bund 10-year spread came in almost 10 bps last week.  The Euro rallied a little over 1 percent. A disillusioned and highly undecided French electorate head to the polls tomorrow to choose the two candidates (unless one wins an … Continue reading →

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French Oat-German Bund 10-year Spread

Posted on March 25, 2017 by macromon

The Oat-Bund spread came in 8 bps last week probably on the back of a new poll showing the centrist. Emmanuel Macron, gaining ground. Macron is opening it up in second round polling, 30 points ahead of Le Pen,  but … Continue reading →

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French Oat-German Bund 10-year Spread

Posted on March 5, 2017 by macromon

Notice on the chart the Oat-Bund spread coming in 25 bps in past week.  We are buyers of a French dip.  See here and here. An apparent threat by far-right leader Marine le Pen to punish state employees who “persecute” … Continue reading →

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Les misérables: French people are the most pessimistic on Earth

Posted on March 2, 2017 by macromon

Though we are buying the French Dip, that is the sell-off over worries of a Le Pen presidency in France,  the latest poll cited by today’s Economist does make us a little nervous.  We saw in November how unpredictable an … Continue reading →

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Trump & Le Pen compared in 90 seconds – FT

Posted on March 2, 2017 by macromon

Gideon Rachman, the FT’s chief foreign affairs commentator, compares the movements behind US president Donald Trump and French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen – in 90 seconds. ► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs  

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Will Fillon Scandal Boost Le Pen and Macron? – WSJ

Posted on February 1, 2017 by macromon

Published on Feb 1, 2017 He was the front-runner in the race to become France’s next president. But have allegations that François Fillon misused public funds created an opening for far-right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron? WSJ’s … Continue reading →

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