The EU’s industry chief says the bloc plans to raise tariffs on foreign steel in a bid to counter cheap Chinese imports. Nearly 100,000 jobs have been lost in the European steel sector in the...
France’s economic turmoil: The collapse of the French government over its inability to bring austerity measures through parliament is raising fears that the debt of the EU’s second-largest economy is spinning out of control. Shortly...
Despite widespread international recognition of Palestine as a state, many Western nations say they will only endorse Palestinian statehood as part of a comprehensive peace agreement with Israel. France has become the first G7 country to announce its intention...
France is looking to small, self-sustaining green power projects to solve its energy woes. Advocates say the move democratizes electricity production while reducing dependencies on fossil fuels and foreign powers. With its tranquil, tree-lined main...
Emmanuel Macron’s victory against Marine Le Pen was narrower than five years ago. If he wants to stop the far-right from rising further, the president will need to adapt his program — and his ways,...
The debt of US nonfinancial businesses had already surged in recent years, but when the Pandemic hit, businesses went on a borrowing binge as the Fed has repressed interest rates to record lows even for...
French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing to water down the eurozone’s budget criteria. But some economists don’t think that’s a good idea. Less than a year before France’s next presidential elections, President Emmanuel Macron seems...
Despite the current scary surge in the pandemic, the worst of the economic damage is done even if the pace and scale of the recovery around the globe are far from clear.The UK is one...
With face masks littering the environment, the search is on for sustainable solutions. Could they be recycled into new products? Or might masks made from organic materials cut pandemic pollution? Jean-Marc Neveu and Olivier Civil...
In early December, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said France would give the EU until March to come up with a deal on taxing US internet giants. But ten days later he announced the tax...
Overview: As seems often to be the case a counter-trend move began in the foreign exchange market on Tuesday and continued into Asia today. In the current context, this meant a dollar pullback. Although move...
The President Macron visit to India background is the signing in 1998 of a “Strategic Partnership” between the two countries. The issues with such a giant are numerous and cannot be reduced to business deals....