According to the last figures published February 17^th by Agence France Trésor, the rate of the French 10 years bond has overpassed the 3% level for the first time since the euro crisis. The accommodative policy of the European Central Bank chaired at that time by Mario Draghi to save the States-members currency had generated an interests rates fall concerning all maturities. Inflation went near 0% to the point that the Frankfort institution had adopted as its objective, not anymore to fight against inflation but to the contrary to make it rebounding to reach a level near but ...

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France didn’t have, in 2022, power cuts as it was feared. That threat maybe had been exaggerated in order that household and enterprises make efforts to reduce their power consumption. But it is the unique good news because the inflationist wave which has mainly resulted from the sanctions adopted against Russia with the fossil prices increase which was its consequence and the disastrous results of France foreign trade show to which point the country has been hurt. That situation comes, for a large share, from the mistakes made by the State regarding energy for fifteen years and from European ...

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The French economy has avoided the worst in 2022, thanks to the public expenditures measures which have allowed to supporting enterprises during the covid-19 pandemic and household with the sharp increase of energy prices after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. It has also taken profit from the European Central Bank cautiousness which has until now increased its rates in a very moderate action and has avoided that the indebted countries were confronted with a financial crisis as it happened in 2012. Growth figures for 2022 have been received with satisfaction but that one must be moderated.

INSEE has given ...

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