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The euro’s recent rise against the dollar is more attributable to investor concerns about the rule of law in the US, Gabriel Makhlouf said.

ECB’s Makhlouf says euro not ready to challenge dollar’s role

By William Horobin and Bloomberg

Marc Ferracci leaves after the weekly ministers council meeting at the Elysee palace in Paris, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Magali Cohen / Hans Lucas via AFP) (Photo by MAGALI COHEN/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

France’s industry minister says 10% tariffs not good deal for EU

By William Horobin, Caroline Connan, and others

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France seeks small parcel fees as flows from China surge

By William Horobin and Bloomberg

France's President Emmanuel Macron meets France's former President Francois Hollande.

The 6 challengers who could become France’s next prime minister and save the country from political gridlock

By Ania Nussbaum, William Horobin, and others

French President Emmanuel Macron

France’s post-election political chaos sets the stage for a weak government and a lower global profile

By Samy Adghirni, William Horobin, and others

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

Emmanuel Macron gestures with hands while speaking

S&P downgrades France as debt to soar more than expected, putting it on par with Czech and Estonian ratings

By William Horobin and Bloomberg

Bruno Le Maire

A flood of cheap Chinese exports is putting the entire global economy at risk, France’s finance minister warns

By William Horobin, Clive Crook, and others

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the seventh "Choose France Summit."

Despite bagging $16 billion in investments, France reports high unemployment—imposing setback for President Macron

By William Horobin and Bloomberg

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

France's President Emmanuel Macron

‘War is on European soil — there is less than 1,500 kilometers between Strasbourg and Lyiv,’ says French President Emmanuel Macron

By Samy Adghirni, William Horobin, and others

Emmanuel Macron

French workers are furious over the president’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64

By Ania Nussbaum, William Horobin, and others

Emmanuel Macron

The president of France wants French people to work longer, and they’re not having it

By Ania Nussbaum, William Horobin, and others

FILE: A droplet of petrol falls from a refueling nozzle on the forecourt of a OAO Gazprom Neft PJSC gas station in Belgrade, Serbia, on Monday, June 11, 2018. All eyes are on this weekends G-20 summit in Argentina, where Russias Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabias Mohammed bin Salman are likely to discuss how to coordinate oil policy. The nations are in talks over the timing of any reduction in supply, Reuters reported Thursday, a week before producers are due to meet in Vienna to discuss the market and a possible cut in 2019. Photographer: Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Europe must prepare for Russian gas deliveries to be shut off entirely, French finance minister says: ‘That’s the most likely scenario today’

By Francois de Beaupuy, William Horobin, and others

French citizen walk by posters of candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen as they go to vote in the second round of France’s presidential election at the Palais des Congres on April 23, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen both qualified on Sunday, April 10 for France’s Presidential Election second round to be held on April 24.

France votes on Macron and Le Pen’s different visions

By William Horobin