Will Tintin save France's AAA?
Hi Everyone, I think I figured out why Forbes has invited me to join its bloggers as I may be one of the few baguette eaters to manipulate the Anglo-Saxon lingo in a readable format. Most of my...
View ArticleU.S. Rating Agency Downgrades French Andouillettes
Imagine this title on page 1 of the Financial Times in three years' time. Downgraded andouillette, with freedom fries Not far from now, most OECD countries will be downgraded by rating agencies, losing...
View ArticleThe U.S. and the Euro
Interestingly, two disconnected events made some resonance yesterday in Paris. A few steps from Matignon, a famous centrist politician, known as Mr ni ni for neither left-neither right, publicly...
View ArticleThe Purchasing Power Presidency
Ironically, Mr Sarkozy campained in 2007 on the theme of purchasing power. The idea at the time was to give back to workers their share of economic growth, which they didn't get because of the 35 hour...
View ArticleVery Bad Trip in Paris?
You might know the script of the popular movie Very Bad Trip. A bunch of pals go out to celebrate before one of them's wedding. They wake up the next morning with a hangover, without remembering what...
View ArticleJean Dujardin's Oscar and the French Rebound
As expected from previous movie ceremonies, Jean Dujardin and the Artist were awarded best actor and best movie oscars in Hollywood a week ago. After singing a littlecocorico, one has to admit that...
View ArticleLocal Warming
After unusually mild temperatures this winter in Paris, it has been freezing the last few weeks. Of course, this was the number one subject of discussions from the suburban working class to the upper...
View ArticleHappy Clashy: Welcome to Modern French Politics
Forget old politics a la papa. The Presidential campaign has now started in France, like a wrestling contest. As polls started to get worrying for Sarkozy, right wing MPs were desperate that the...
View ArticleFrench Election 1st Round: Sarkozy and Hollande Pass the Cut
The final result order of the first round of the Presidential election in France was pretty well forecast by pollsters: Hollande, the leftist, came ahead of the incumbent Sarkozy, both qualifying for...
View ArticleFrench Presidential Election: Sarkozy or Hollande, the Thatcher or the...
I have a dream. A few days before the final round of the Presidential campaign, polls point to a landslide second round victory for Mr Netherlands, the english for Hollande. This is the mainstream...
View ArticleDaddy Sarkozy or Mummy Hollande?
There has been periods of unity in France, namely after WWII under the Presidence of le grand CharlesDe Gaulle. Since then, though, there has been a divorce over authority. As in any divorce, the kids...
View ArticleHollande Wins Referendum Anti-Sarkozy, But the Battle Only Begins
As expected for long, Hollande won the Presidential election against Sarkozy last night. Sarkozy is withdrawing from politics..for now. This means that he will not lead the Parliament elections in...
View ArticlePeace, Love and Prosperity... Is Europe an Utopia, and will the US plunge...
Europe is currently paying the price of its golden days. WWII was the one too much war on the Old Continent and, together with the threat of Sovietism, it triggered a long lasting will for political...
View ArticleHollande vs Merkel: Europe's heart breaker
On top of a debt cancer, Europe is now suffering from a heart disease. By taking his distance from Merkel, Hollande is playing a double game on the domestic and international sides, and the core of...
View ArticleThe BRICs, the Other Achilles' Heel of the World Economy
It’s not just about debt disease in Europe and the US, it is also about the illusion of decoupling, the view that strong enough developing Asia and BRICs can support global growth while the rest of...
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