French inflation rose to 2.4% in May from 2.2% in April and 1.7% in March, mainly driven by higher energy prices (+16.8% year-on-year). The inflationary process is not yet over, and price growth could ...

France could be heading for a recession after revised official figures showed the economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in the first quarter. A fall in exports and a decline in household consumption were ...