French FinMin Le Maire reiterates 6% growth target for whole of 2021

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire once again said that the economic growth target for 2021 is 6%.

Additional comments

“+5% growth in terms of consumer spending for first 2 weeks of August in France.”

“Reiterates wants to find pre-covid economic growth levels by end of 2021.”

Market reaction

EUR/USD was last seen trading at 1.1719, adding 0.21% on the day, bouncing off session lows just above 1.1700.