The euro has received a brief boost this morning following the first round of the French Presidential election. Emmanuel Macron has the lead against Marine Le Pen and the two will go head-to-head in the final round in a couple of weeks.
However, the French elections are famously unpredictable, so anything could happen in the final round. Macron was ahead with 28% of the vote after the first round, with Le Pen following at 23%.
Tomorrow, inflation data for Germany will be released, followed by economic sentiment figures for both Germany and the eurozone. On Thursday, the European Central Bank will release its latest decision on interest rates and the markets will be listening for any change in approach to monetary policy.
