French FinMin Le Maire: Economy to contract by 11% in 2020
|French economy to contract by 11% in 2020, said the country’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Tuesday.
He said that the “solidarity fund set up to help cafes/restaurants sector will run until end-2020.”
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“Reiterates to announce support plan next week for aeronautics sector and tech start-up sector.”
“French retail sales to start July 15.”
“It is out of the question to hike taxes for households.”
Market reaction
The EUR/USD pair is back on the bid, as the broad US dollar bounce stalls in early Europe. At the press time, the spot trades modestly flat at 1.1135.
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