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Greta Thunberg Joins French Students in Fresh Wave of School Protests
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined students protesting outside a high school in a working-class suburb of Paris on a day when French pupils demonstrated...
Cyberattack on French Supermarkets Overheats Fridges, Triggers Fires and Food Losses
Hackers caused a major cyberattack in France by increasing the temperature of supermarket fridges to 50 degrees Celsius (122°F). This attack impacted several hundred...
Can France Fix Its Debt Problem Without ECB Help?
France's worsening borrowing costs are putting renewed pressure on the country's fragile public finances, but the Bank of France says Paris must resolve the...
The Bond Market Is Now a Geopolitical Actor
Three Records in Two Days
On Wednesday, 1 October, the US 10-year Treasury yield hit 5.34%, its highest since 2002. The same day, Britain’s 30-year...
French Police Fire Tear Gas as School Protests
Police used tear gas against protesters blocking high schools in France on Tuesday, amid large demonstrations involving students, teachers, and parents. Many protesters carried...
Can Le Pen’s Budget Plan Deliver a Smaller French State Without Deepening the Fiscal Strain?
French presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Rally has unveiled a broad economic programme built around cutting public spending, reducing taxes,...
Is France’s Debt Crisis Becoming a Problem for the Euro?
The euro has come under renewed pressure as concerns over France’s deteriorating public finances and political uncertainty increasingly spill into broader European markets.
The common...
Valentino Brings Corsets and Bold Jewellery to a Stunning 19th-Century Paris Library
Valentino presented a fashion show featuring vibrant corset tops, lace skirts, and chunky gold jewelry, under the theme "Antibiblioteca" in the historic Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève,...
The End of Cheap Money? Why Record Global Bond Yields Matter for the Global South
5.34% and a Finance Minister's Problem
On Thursday the yield on the 10-year US Treasury touched 5.34%, its highest since 2002. The same day, Britain's...
US Warns France and Germany: Release Diesel Stocks or Face Export Ban
The Trump administration has urged Germany and France to reduce their emergency diesel supplies to help lower rising global fuel prices, or they may...