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Digital euro vital for monetary sovereignty, says BDF Governor
Emmanuel Moulin, Governor of the Banque de France, emphasized the need for central banks to actively shape monetary innovation.
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BDF refines business climate indicator for real-time view
The Banque de France has updated its business climate indicator, providing a more reactive and interpretable overview of economic activity.
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Banque de France exceeds emissions target, expands climate action
The Banque de France and ACPR have published their 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting exceeded emissions reduction targets and expanded integration of climate and nature-related risks.
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Targeted leverage rules have moderate macro impact in France
A Banque de France study finds that borrower-based macroprudential measures (BBMs) in France have statistically significant but economically moderate macroeconomic effects.
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Past hyperinflation shapes current Austrian price outlook
A new Banque de France working paper reveals that regions more exposed to Austria's 1921-22 hyperinflation still report higher inflation expectations a century later.
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US consumption fueled by stock valuations, creating vulnerability
US consumption showed unexpected resilience in 2025, partly driven by rising financial asset prices.
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New taxonomy reveals shifting safe-haven properties of US Treasuries
The Banque de France paper proposes a new empirical taxonomy of safe assets based on their safe-haven behavior during global risk aversion.
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French activity slows in May, Q2 GDP stable
According to the Banque de France's monthly survey, business activity in France slowed sharply in May across manufacturing, services, and construction.
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French financial stability faces inflation, sovereign debt risks
The Banque de France's June 2026 Financial Stability Report highlights new risks to the French financial system from the war in Iran.
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Moulin: French growth cut, inflation up amid persistent energy shock
Banque de France Governor Emmanuel Moulin updated the country's economic forecasts, cutting 2026 growth to 0.5 percent and raising inflation to 2.5 percent.
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Chronic, acute heat reduce French SME loan growth
A Banque de France working paper finds that both chronic temperature increases and acute heat days significantly reduce loan growth to French micro and SME firms.
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French growth outlook cut, inflation forecast raised
The Banque de France has published its June 2026 macroeconomic projections for France, revising down GDP growth to 0.5 percent and raising headline inflation to 2.5 percent for the year.