IN a year that’s all about Europe, there’s one key market missing out on all the investor love: France.
The aftermath of President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise decision last June to hold elections is still being felt in French assets. For stocks, the picture is made worse by anaemic demand for French luxury goods from previously high-spending Chinese shoppers.
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