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European equities are enjoying a strong start in Europe, with the French CAC pushing sharply higher amid growing confidence that the political wrangling underway in advance of this weekend’s vote will avoid a majority for Le Pen’s National Rally. With President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist group and a left-wing alliance withdrawing candidates to minimize the number […]

European markets are on the back foot in early trade today, with political jitters continuing to keep mainland markets under pressure. Initial gains seen in the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s vote saw a short-term rebound for the CAC, but we are once again seeing those concerns resurface as we move steadily towards this weekend’s final […]

European markets are enjoying a welcome boost in early trade, with French stocks pushing sharply higher despite the resounding victory for the Far Right in Sunday’s first Parliamentary election. Coming off the back of four successive daily declines, today’s rebound for the CAC highlights how we have seen traders ‘sell the rumour, buy the fact’. […]

French stocks have once again found themselves at the bottom of the pile, as traders continue to fear the worst ahead of an election that has already sparked a relative rise in French borrowing costs. With Sunday’s election expected to whittle down the field down to just two parties, Macron’s roll of the dice could […]

European markets have kicked off a somewhat indecisive start to the day, with the German DAX providing the one glimmer of light as the likes of the FTSE 100 and CAC head lower. While we saw early gains for French stocks, the fact that we are seeing them fade once again comes as no surprise […]

European markets are on the rise in early trade today, feeding off the tech-led rebound seen for US markets. Coming in the wake of a Nvidia selloff that saw the company lose over half a trillion dollars of market cap, yesterday’s 6% rebound for the tech giant helped lift the company back up to the […]