Macron swamps Le Pen but Euro markets retreat

Macron swamps Le Pen but Euro markets retreat

And now comes the hard part. Centrist newcomer Emmanuel Macron trounced far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s vote for president of France. The political and business leaders of France and the European Union certainly breathed a sigh of relief. Le Pen had threatened to pull France out of the euro. But the euro and European financial markets are generally lower today.

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