The figures for energy production and consumption in France during the 3rd quarter have just been published. They show that the energy sector has withstood the shock. Households and businesses, with price increases, have continued to be supplied despite an unprecedented wave of drought causing fires of unprecedented magnitude and an international environment still generating major disruptions for oil and natural gas suppliers with the embargo on Russia, blockades of the Strait of Hormuz and an unstable situation in the Gulf of Aden.

The energy policy aimed at increasing the country's independence while reducing its greenhouse gas emissions has ...

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On the eve of the publication of the first estimate of French growth in the 3rd quarter, which is not expected to bring any good surprises, the political class would do well to remember the thought of the German philosopher Holderlin: "Where danger grows, grows what saves". France is facing a triple crisis: social, economic and financial. Many people denounce this situation and blame it on the head of state, while continuing to defend the principles that inspired his economic policy, summed up by the concept of "supply-side policy". Reflection on the remedies to be provided has therefore not progressed ...

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The Paris Motor Show, the discussions between France and Germany on the relaxation of European rules on engines and negotiations in Brussels with China on the restriction of its exports place this essential sector of industry at the centre of the news. They illustrate the extent of the crisis that is hitting it, even though it was for a long time one of the strong points of the European economy, both in terms of jobs and exports.

Since the beginning of the year, the fall in manufacturers' share prices has been spectacular: Stellantis (-56%), Renault (-17%) but its share price ...

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