Frexit

As is now widely known, the May 7 French runoff election will pit centrist Emmanuel Macron against far right candidate Marie Le Pen. Apparently, European assets and financial markets not only like this matchup, but are pricing in a Macron victory because French stocks and the related exchange...

The first round of France's national election is over to the delight of investors. Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen will move on to the second round of voting in early May. Here is a summary of what analysts are saying about the election results and the surge in...

The polls open for the first round of voting in France’s presidential election Sunday, and depending on who ultimately wins, the country could undergo as seismic a political shift as the U.S. did with the election of President Donald Trump. The leading candidates — Emmanuel Macron,...

Before "Brexit," there was "Grexit." The term "Grexit" — a combination of the words "Greek" and "exit" — is believed to have originated by Citigroup's economist Ebrahim Rahbari in 2012. Supporters of "Grexit" believe Greece's economic future is better served apart from the European...