Let's look at how the French economy and politics evolved under Nicolas Sarkozy, Franois Hollande and Emmanuel Macron.

"I wish being optimistic about France didn't require so much hope that maybe things will go right," Paul Krugman said in a new assessment.

The French government desperately needs a return to strong growth if it is to contain its rapidly rising debts.

France’s unprecedented wave of student protests has laid bare the country’s growing financial pressures, which will only ...

Amid protests, 85% of French adults say their economy is bad, a higher share than in any of 17 other high-income countries ...

French bond investors are demanding sharply higher interest rates, a cautionary development for other high-debt countries.

France's government has cut its forecast for economic growth in 2026 from 0.7% to 0.5%, as weak activity in the first half of the year weighs on the outlook. Economy Minister Roland Lescure announced ...

France is in a dire situation. Public debt reached 119% of GDP at the end of June, double the EU limit, and the fiscal ...

PARIS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The French economy barely grew in the third quarter, with the service sector just about making up ...

French inflation jumped to 3.0% in September, significantly more than expected, mainly driven by energy. Read more here.

Business confidence in France edged up only marginally in June, rising by a single point to 94, still well below its long-term average. Most firms responded to the survey before the announcement of a ...

PARIS, July 30 (Reuters) - The French economy grew by 0.2% in the second ‌quarter from the first, official data showed ‌on Thursday, helped by a recovery in household spending and exports. France's ...