Politics drives financial markets - French elections and fundamental reviews
• European markets are set for a strong start to the second half of the year after the first round of voting in France gave the far-right National Rally party (RN) the lead, but its share was smaller than some polls had predicted, lifting the euro to a two-week high. Exit polls that coincided with opinion polls showed Marine Le Pen's National Rally party took the lead in the first round with about 34% of the vote, well ahead of left-wing and center rivals. However, the chances of the Eurosceptic and anti-immigrant RN party coming to power next week remain uncertain and will depend on...