France’s Bayrou backs Macron; says will not stand in Presidential election

Felipe Erazo FXStreet

France’s François Bayrou was on the wires last minutes, via Reuters, stating that he supports Emmanuel Macron in the Presidential election. Also, Bayrou added that he may meet Macron "in coming hours".

At the time of writing, EUR/USD is trading at 1.0537, down -0.08% on the day, having posted a daily high at 1.0557 and low at 1.0494.

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Born in Colombia, Felipe Erazo is the American Session Manager at FXStreet. He has been studying journalism with a degree in social communication at the Universidad de Chile.

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