Alice Gledhill

France, Ile-de-France, Paris, Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile seen from Champs Elysées

France left unloved by investors as German markets power ahead

By Julien Ponthus, Alice Gledhill, and others

Participants wave French national tricolors during an election night rally following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election.

France’s leftists win shock victory prompting a ‘double-edged sword’ as investors grapple with fear and uncertainty

By Alice Gledhill, Julien Ponthus, and others

French flag on top of euro notes

Euro falls as France’s left wing looks to score stunning election victory, raising fears of more spending and deeper deficits

By Alice Gledhill and Bloomberg

French President Emmanuel Macron

France’s political chaos has already halted some economic reforms while markets weigh the worst-case scenario

By William Horobin, Alice Gledhill, and others

Election Night With Marine Le Pen

French market rebounds and euro edges up after France’s far-right National Rally clinches first-round vote

By Alice Gledhill, Aline Oyamada, and others

France's President Emmanuel Macron

Amid election nerves French traders race to secure funding as they foresee the worst blow to bonds

By Alice Gledhill, Michael Msika, and others

Tourists sitting in a café-bar in Little Venice in the main town of Mykonos.

Southern Europe is the continent’s new economic growth engine thanks to its green energy, sea and sun

By Rodrigo Orihuela, Alice Gledhill, and others

Larry Fink, chief executive officer of Blackrock Inc., at the Berlin Global Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. The forum runs until Friday, Sept. 29. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Wall Street giant Larry Fink sees 10-year Treasury yield at 5% or higher ‘because of this embedded inflation. This structural inflation is unlike anything’

By Alice Gledhill, Michael Mackenzie, and others

LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 13: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks at a press conference at 9 Downing Street on July 13, 2023 in London, England. There have been walk-outs across the economy from train drivers to lawyers over the past year as the UK battles a crippling cost-of-living crisis. (Photo by Henry Nicholls – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The amount Britain owes exceeds its GDP for the first time since 1961—and credit-rating agencies are watching

By Tom Rees, Alice Gledhill, and others

Conceptual of poor woman during Coronavirus recession, economic crisis.

Recession is inevitable, say biggest bond managers, bucking Goldman’s call

By Alice Gledhill, Anchalee Worrachate, and others

Liz Truss

Markets are cheering Liz Truss’ resignation as the pound extends gains. ‘It’s positive for both the pound and gilts in the long run’

By Libby Cherry, Alice Gledhill, and others