{"id":478400,"date":"2025-10-06T15:43:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/478400\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:43:15","slug":"pound-rises-amid-political-turmoil-in-france-and-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/478400\/","title":{"rendered":"Pound Rises Amid Political Turmoil in France and Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"156\">The pound strengthened on Monday, supported by political turbulence in France and Japan, reaching its highest level against the euro in nearly four weeks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"501\">The euro fell to 86.74 pence \u2014 its weakest since September 18 \u2014 after France\u2019s new prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, and his cabinet resigned just hours after being announced. The euro\u2013sterling pair, one of the world\u2019s most heavily traded currency crosses outside the US dollar, was caught up in a wider sell-off in French stocks and bonds.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"861\">Traders are now watching for President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s next move. Micha\u00ebl Nizard of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management warned that Macron \u201cmay be forced to announce a new dissolution [of Parliament] in the coming days,\u201d which could push French interest rates higher and deepen pressure on the CAC 40, French banks, the euro, and other European assets.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"1199\">Sterling also gained sharply against the yen, rising to 202.23 \u2014 its strongest level since July last year \u2014 as the yen weakened following the election of Sanae Takaichi as leader of Japan\u2019s ruling party. Takaichi, a supporter of aggressive fiscal stimulus and loose monetary policy, is set to become the country\u2019s next prime minister.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1471\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">With little domestic economic data due this week, attention will turn to next week\u2019s key releases that could shape the Bank of England\u2019s policy outlook for the remainder of the year. Traders are also watching for signals ahead of the UK Budget expected in late November.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Linking Shareholders and Executives :Share Talk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/logo_small-300x50.png\" alt=\"Linking Shareholders and Executives :Share Talk\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If anyone reads this article found it useful, helpful? 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