Julien Ponthus

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  • A trader blows bubbles during the year-end closing of trade in front of a giant electronic board at the Philippine Stock Exchange in Manila on December 30, 2010. Asian stock markets were mixed, with some signs of optimism going into 2011 but Beijing’s efforts to cool the Chinese economy dampening spirits. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)Investing

    What bubble? Asset managers in risk-on mode stick with stocks

    By Julien Ponthus, Natalia Kniazhevich, and others
  • France, Ile-de-France, Paris, Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile seen from Champs ElyséesFinance

    France left unloved by investors as German markets power ahead

    By Julien Ponthus, Alice Gledhill, and others
  • Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaking at a rally.Politics

    Trump’s favorite word is a big talking point for European CEOs

    By Michael Msika, Julien Ponthus, and others
  • Donald TrumpPolitics

    Trump’s favorite word is a big talking point for European CEOs

    By Michael Msika, Julien Ponthus, and others
  • TOPSHOT - Passengers gather around the departure and arrival boards at the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris on July 26, 2024 as France's high-speed rail network was hit by malicious acts disrupting the transport system hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. According to SNCF a massive attack on a large scale hit the TGV network and many routes will have to be cancelled. SNCF urged passengers to postpone their trips and stay away from train stations. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP) (Photo by THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP via Getty Images)Tech

    France’s train networks hit by ‘sabotage’ and arson just as the nation prepares to open the 2024 Olympics

    By Julien Ponthus, Valentine Baldassari, and others
  • Participants wave French national tricolors during an election night rally following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election.Politics

    France’s leftists win shock victory prompting a ‘double-edged sword’ as investors grapple with fear and uncertainty

    By Alice Gledhill, Julien Ponthus, and others
  • Bernard Arnault, billionaire and chairman of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, during an LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE news conference in Paris, France, on Monday, July 24, 2023. LVMH agreed to become a premium sponsor of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the first deal of its kind for the luxury conglomerate headed by billionaire Arnault. Photographer: Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    The theory that luxury stocks are Europe’s strongest response to Wall Street’s high-flying tech stocks is being put to the test

    By Julien Ponthus, Michael Msika, and others
  • Visitors walk past a future Tiffany & Co. luxury jewelry store in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, April 29, 2023. China’s bullish longer-term prospects have made moving closer to the major growth market increasingly attractive, and some of the biggest names in luxury have already been expanding their presence in the mainland. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    China play that fueled luxury stocks fizzles out, helping Elon Musk oust Bernard Arnault as world’s richest billionaire

    By Ksenia Galouchko, Julien Ponthus, and others
  • An illustrative stock chart displayed on a laptop screen and Credit Suisse logo displayed on a phone screen.Finance

    Credit Suisse’s distress sends markets tumbling and ignites more fears about the banking industry’s health

    By Julien Ponthus, Tasos Vossos, and others
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 14: Tamara Kalinic wears a black leather and fabric Birkin handbag from Hermes, outside Brandon Maxwell, during New York Fashion Week, on February 14, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)Lifestyle

    Luxury stocks have the kind of momentum Big Tech did in the 2021 bull market. France isn’t complaining

    By Julien Ponthus and Bloomberg