With the media whirl generated by Donald Trump tweets, England difficulties created by the consequences of its choice in favor of Brexit and the fall in love of the world opinion with the new French president, the actuality relative to China has been relegated in the middle distance. The sovereign debt notation downgrade by Moody’s has had no consequences and the numerous foreign visits of its leaders most of the time followed by the signature of major projects financed by Beijing didn’t attract more attention. At the end of this month, in Dalian, a major harbor located at ...

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The last published figures, and especially the high level of job creations during the 1st quarter, give a positive image of France which contrasts with many years of doubts and critics. The growth trend is now in the European average, even if it is not strong enough to generate a significant reduction of unemployment and several sectors, like for instance home building, are enjoying a significant turnaround. Emmanuel Macron election and the huge majority his government will get at the national Assembly, even if his economic program is not precisely known, appeared as very positive factors to the international community ...

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The recent evolution of the parity between the two major international currencies, the dollar and the euro, is full of lessons and will not be without consequences on the French economy. The euro remained stable against the dollar during almost two years, if we exclude a short period of doubt in November 2015. It fluctuated between 1.10 and 1.15. American elections approaching and the narrowing of the gap between the democrat candidate and Donald Trump generated a rise of the dollar. It reached 1.05$ against the euro, its highest level for 20 years, shortly after the election ...

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