Politics and luxury goods weigh on benchmark Cac 40 index
Borrowing costs edge higher after rating agency warns political chaos will make it harder to cut budget deficit
Government’s collapse over budget deepens uncertainty for business
Premier’s administration collapses over its proposed deficit-cutting budget
Planning reform by itself is not enough to supercharge the UK economy
Rassemblement National has promised to maintain pressure until all ‘red line’ demands are met
The convergence of French yields with Greece’s is a reality check
Investors fear dispute over planned tax rises and spending cuts could topple Michel Barnier’s government
Investors have been rattled by political paralysis and parlous public finances
Paris’s cost of borrowing relative to Germany reaches highest level since Eurozone crisis in 2012
National Rally hardens tone against PM Michel Barnier, warning that hit to citizens’ purchasing power is ‘red line’
Also in this newsletter: wading into France’s budget mess
Chief executives warn that Michel Barnier’s plan will reverse Emmanuel Macron’s business-friendly reforms
The political class needs to relearn the value of fiscal discipline
Michel Barnier’s new government walks tightrope in a fragile economic climate
Tax rises, higher labour costs and political uncertainty spook potential investors and threaten to unwind president’s policies
Minority government bets on mix of spending cuts alongside tax rises on companies and the wealthy
New premier says ‘colossal debts’ leave him no choice but to break with Macron’s economic policies
It has always been a high-tax, high-spend country, so why have things been getting worse?
Paris-based organisation says big economies have ‘turned a corner’ on inflation and need to consolidate budgets
New finance minister says ‘targeted levies’ on wealthiest households and corporations are being studied
Gap between two countries’ 10-year bond yields falls to lowest level since 2008
Paris says it will submit road map on compliance with EU fiscal rules by October 31
Bruno Le Maire defends his seven-year tenure blighted by deterioration of public finances
New PM Michel Barnier works to put together a government against backdrop of worsening public finances
