Victor and vacillator: Macron wins, Scholz hesitates By David MarshPresident Emmanuel Macron’s French election win raises expectations of Franco-German action for Europe to improve its international position, strained by Covid-19, inflation and…
25 April 2022 FTSE 100 opens down 1.9% CAC 40 opens down 2% DAX opens down 2.5% Hang Seng down 3.9% Nikkei down 1.9% Brent crude down 3.7% Susannah Streeter,…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Independent centrist Emmanuel Macron won the second round of French presidential elections on Sunday against far-right and Eurosceptic Front National’s candidate Marine…