Voluntary 15% reduction
Exceeding expectations at 8.1%
Brussels still making changes
Concerns from BoE and ministers
National Assembly elections in June
Four big political stories rumble on
Neither candidate has much parliamentary support
But Macron looks likely winner
Standard & Poor's has downgraded France's credit rating from AA+ to AA.
Supervision of the scandal hit Libor interest rate could move to Paris under plans being drawn up by the European Commission, dealing a potential blow to London's financial pre-eminence.