Macro Waves

Written by: BNP Paribas Economic Research
  • Summary

  • Stories about money and markets : Weekly talks from the Economic Research department of BNP Paribas with William De Vijlder, Group Chief Economist.
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Episodes
  • Audiobrief | Self-employment back to the future
    Jun 26 2024
    In this Audiobrief, Stéphane Colliac discusses selfemployment in France. It has been growing again for almost 20 years, particularly in household services, but also in business services. In France, which has created nearly 420000 jobs a year over the last 5 years, self-employment has represented almost one job creation out of 5.

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    6 mins
  • Audiobrief | The European Union's trade balance: back in surplus
    May 28 2024
    In this Audiobrief, Guillaume Derrien discusses recent evolution of the European Union's trade balance. The latter moved back to a surplus in 2023. Despite China’s ramping up to higher value-added sectors, the EU trade surplus in traditionally buoyant industries (pharmaceuticals, automotive) remains at historically-high levels.

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    5 mins
  • Audiobrief | French trade deficit: France is relatively deindustrialised but investing
    Mar 13 2024
    In this audiobrief, Stéphane Colliac describes France’s trade deficit for 2023 main drivers. In addition to a deficit linked to imports of hydrocarbons and a structural deficit reflecting the country’s de-industrialisation, it is also driven by France’s investment in the needs arising from the ecological and digital transition and the electrification of the car industry.

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    6 mins

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