Weekly Macro Snapshot:All eyes on France

French presidential election the focus for the next two weeks Early results of the firstround of the French presidential election held over the weekend indicate no candidateable to win a majority. The top two candidates, independent Emmanuel Macron and thefar-right National Front’s Marine Le Pen, will therefore go through to the second round onMay 7. Macron was previously Minister of Economy under the Valls government in 2014-16 and holds relatively mild and conservative political views, whereas Le Pen’s politics isaggressive