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News

Eurozone

Markets

At ECB&#39;s meeting, Lagarde opted to keep key interest rates unchanged, and signaled no rate cuts. Euro rose while European stocks paused, aided by euro strength.

ECB President Lagarde Defies Powell&#39;s Dovish Stance: &#39;We Should Absolutely Not Lower Our Guard&#39;

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ETFs

BNPQY

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NGLOY

European Stocks Rally As ECB Throws In Towel On Rate Hikes

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Equities

LRLCY

French Stock Market Defies Chaos With 5-Day Winning Streak Amid Nationwide Riots

WIIM

Europe-related ETFs are trading lower amid overall market weakness on US rate cut uncertainty.

Macro Economic Events

Econ #s

Economics

France Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) For March 0.2% Vs. 0.3% Est.; 0.9% Prior

France Consumer Price Index (MoM) For March 0.2% Vs. 0.2% Est.; 0.8% Prior

Shares of Europe-related ETFs are trading lower amid weakness in US markets following hotter-than-expected March inflation data, which has weighed on global markets.

France Services Purchasing Managers Index For March 48.3 Vs. 47.8 Est.; 48.4 Prior

France Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index For March 46.2 Vs. 45.8 Est.; 47.1 Prior

France Services Purchasing Managers Index Preliminary For March 47.8 Vs. 48.8 Est.; 48.4 Prior

France Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index Preliminary For March 45.8 Vs. 47.5 Est.; 47.1 Prior

Global

G7 Nations Say They Will Respond Swiftly, Including With "New And Significant" Measures Against Iran If It Sends Ballistic Missiles To Russia

France Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) For February 0.9% Vs. 0.9% Est.; -0.2% Prior

France Consumer Price Index (MoM) For February 0.8% Vs. 0.8% Est.; -0.3% Prior

European stock ETFs are higher following the ECB's meeting and rate decision.

France Services Purchasing Managers Index For February 48.4 Vs. 48.0 Est.; 45.4 Prior

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Politics

General

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TEVA

'France becomes first country to explicitly enshrine abortion rights in constitution' -Washington Post Report

France Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index For February 47.1 Vs. 46.8 Est.; 43.1 Prior

France Gross Domestic Product (YoY) 0.7% Vs. 0.7% Est.; 0.6% Prior

France Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) Preliminary 0.9% Vs. 0.7% Est.; -0.2% Prior

France Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) For Q4 0.1% Vs. 0.0% Est.; -0.1% Prior

France Consumer Price Index (MoM) Preliminary For February 0.8% Vs. 0.7% Est.; -0.3% Prior

France Consumer Spending (MoM) For January -0.3% Vs. -0.1% Est.; 0.3% Prior

European markets mixed amid tensions in Middle East

Euro Area industrial production rises 0.80% in February

European markets slump on rising Middle-East tensions

France is known for having the fourth-largest stock of gold in the world, even though the country ranks 23rd in wealth per capita.