French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday dropped plans to raise electricity taxes in his 2025 budget, bowing to far-right threats to bring the government down unless he eased the burden on the ...

Plan was sticking point between government and the National Rally, which has threatened to topple the prime minister.

The Government plans to borrow between €6bn and €10bn next year despite an expected budget surplus again in 2025 and a huge cash pile heading out of this year. The National Treasury Management Agency ...

Wall Street futures rose 0.1% in Asia, while Treasury yields eased as the cash market reopened in Japan. Ten-year yields fell ...

In early October, a budget for 2025 was put forward that aimed to bring under control France's growing deficit, through a ...

The French government is prepared to “make concessions” to get its budget though parliament and avoid a market “storm”, the ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has retracted plans to increase electricity taxes following threats from the far-right ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday announced a major concession in a bid to end a standoff with the opposition over the budget, which has caused jitters on financial markets and risks ...

France's government bond spreads were in the spotlight as the 10 year OAT-Bund spread widened to more than 80bp, on fresh ...

Gupta and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday dropped plans to raise electricity ...

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally set out further demands for changes to the French government’s 2025 budget bill after Prime ...

UK prime minister Keir Starmer has been invited to meet with EU leaders next year. Is this the beginning of a reset of ...