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A research note from Patrick Artus of Natixis Research is out on Monday, highlighting how the lack of productivity gains for the Eurozone could be a result of structural weakness, rather than the oft-touted cyclical factors.

PARIS, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- France's year-on-year consumer price index (CPI) is expected to rise by 3.7 percent in December 2023, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) said on Thursday.

Carrefour, a French supermarket chain, has launched a campaign to expose the products that have reduced in size but increased in price, a phenomenon known as "shrinkflation". Photo by Samson Katt on Pexels.com The retailer has labelled some of the items on its shelves with stickers that say "same price, smaller product". The products affected…

The war in Ukraine and its repercussions, compounded by structural problems such as an ageing population and a lack of investment, spell the end of the boom

Chinas difficulties will certainly weigh on its main partners, especially in Asia. But for the time being, most analysts reject any wider systemic risk.

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - Frances central bank head Francois Villeroy de Galhau pushed back on Sunday against a suggestion from some French economists to raise the European Central Banks (ECB) 2% inflation target.

As U.S. hegemony fades, the dollar has become the worst currency in the world — expect, of course, for all the others.

Paris, 4 April 2023 – Subject to a favourable vote at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 15 May, two new members will join the Ipsos Board of Directors: Ms Àngels Martín... | April 4, 2023

A measure to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62 is expected to expose more people to age discrimination: “Companies in France won’t hire them.”

In autumn 2008 big banks in the world’s richest countries went bust. Governments bailed them out or nationalised them. The sharp end of the crisis was swivelled to point at governments, and their ability to manage debt, rather than at the banks. The governments have managed the sequel by giving priority to getting banks profitable and independent again, and making the working class pay. That is the story behind the “bail-outs” of Greece, Ireland, and Portugal, and Greece’s second “bail...