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Week Ahead – French and UK elections on the horizon, US jobs report eyed too
video Political risks came back to haunt the euro in June as the resurgence in popularity for far-right parties sparked jitters in financial markets. France has been at the centre of this resurgence where Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party is on course to repeat its success in the European elections in the country’s legislative vote. The first round of the election takes place on Sunday, June 30, with the second round due a week later. Most polls show that President Macron’s decision to call snap elections in the likely hope of forming a new coalition against the far right will not pay off. But markets are ... (full story)