European Central Bank cuts rates for the fifth time as Germany and France teeter on the brink of recession
ECB chief Christine Lagarde (pictured) said the single currency bloc was 'set to remain weak in the near term' as the rate ...
ECB cuts rates for fifth time as eurozone economy flat lines
Investors maintained bets for further easing, pricing an additional 70 basis points of cuts during the rest of 2025, which would lower rates to near 2 per cent.
French fintech Formance secures $21m in Series A funding
French fintech firm Formance, which offers open-source infrastructure for building financial applications, has garnered $21m ...
CAC 40 Edges Higher; ECB Policy In Focus
French stocks moving higher Thursday morning with investors digesting preliminary GDP data and corporate earnings news, and awaiting ...
France's Political Mire Drags Economy Backward — 2nd Update
For the year as a whole, France's economy kept the same pace as in 2023, growing at 1.1%. Alongside a second-straight year of contraction in beleaguered Germany, the eurozone's largest economy, France ...
France's shrinking economy betrays urgent need to overcome budget wrangles
France’s beleaguered economy was given a boost by the Olympics Games in Paris last summer but political upheaval has ensued ...
Hostile EU bank M&A raises risk of winner’s curse
Launching an unwelcome takeover of a rival bank used to be a sign of dangerous excess. These days, it seems to be the most ...