Some French covered bonds have traded and been priced inside OATs, further out on the curve. The question for many in the ...

Government borrowing in the United States, United Kingdom and France exceeds 100% of GDP and keeps rising. Politicians appear ...

Ever since he was first elected in 2017 Mr Macron has pushed the idea of European “strategic autonomy”. For years it was brushed aside politely by France’s Atlanticist neighbours as fanciful Gaullist ...

Believe it or not, France has had a form of social security since the 1600s, and its modern system began in earnest in 1910, ...

The French are being encouraged to take more naps just days after their prime minister scolded the public for not working enough.

As part of its drive to stop the nation slipping into bankruptcy, the French government is urging citizens to confront the country's work culture through a campaign aimed at curbing soaring worker ...

Prime Minister François Bayrou is cracking down on those who pull a sickie in an attempt to 'reconcile the French with work', ...

But a major factor driving the compression of BTP and OAT yields are political and fiscal woes in France, as the country’s ...

Despite a recovery from a 1.4% contraction in 2022, the Russian economy showed signs of overheating by 2023, as wage growth and inflation accelerated. The central bank raised interest rates as high as ...

"This compromise will not fully satisfy anyone. But I am firmly convinced that it allows us to take New Caledonia out of the spiral of violence, uncertainties, and destruction." ...

The agreement does not grant France’s 172 years-old Pacific colony independence, either immediately or in the future.

The popularity of President Emmanuel Macron has slumped to its lowest level since he swept to power in 2017, according to an ...