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Ahead of the likely run-off in France with Macron on April 24, investors reduce exposure to French government bonds, sell euros and buy dollars. “There is no Frexit risk, but EU integration in the midst of tensions with Russia is at risk”
by Alessandro Graziani
Unlike the previous 2017 elections, France’s exit from the euro is no longer on Marine Le Pen’s agenda. But her eventual victory in the 2022 presidential elections, which will be held in double rounds on 10 and 24 April, worries investors and financial markets who see her election as a brake on the integration of the European Union.
The numbers
Concern that emerged conspicuously on Tuesday, April 5 after a The Harris Interactive poll conducted for Challenges …