it is eight in the morning in singapore and two a.m. in paris. where exit polls from the first round of france s parliamentary elections, suggest the far right have made historic gains. turnout was the highest, for 40 years. marine le pen s hard right national rally party came top, with more than a third of the vote, followed by a surge in support for the left wing coalition, with around 28% of the vote. president macron s gamble to hold the snap election, saw his centre right alliance of parties relegated to third place. a final result won t be known for another week, with a second round of voting for the national assembly s 577 seats, next sunday. andrew harding, has the latest from paris. a kiss for marine le pen this morning. a politician once considered too extreme for most french voters, today her national rally is on a role. and with her her 28 protege who was hoping to be france s next prime minister. results show their party on the left has worn over a third of all v
of borrowing, as the economy grapples with a major cost of living crisis. china s growth recovery is also concerning amid a persistent property crisis and soft domestic consumption. added to that are geopolitical tensions, with wars in ukraine and the middle east fueling global uncertainty. i spoke with jameel ahmad, chief analyst at gtc group about what to look out for in the second half of the year. it was unprecedented because it was adding everything into your shopping basket. if you look at the s&p 500, new record highs more than 30 times. those are the records that co ceo know rinaldo would be jealous of an israeli cabinet. it wasn tjust us stock market with a fantastic start of the year. there were also hides for coco, bitcoin, and the nvidia supercharged towards becoming the largest company in the world by market capitalisation. but generally speaking we have also had some solid fundamentals. despite the highest interest rate policy and generations, particularly the u
exit polls predict it will take as much as 3a percent, about 6 percent more than the left wing coalition, the new popular front. trailing in third is the centrist alliance of president emmanuel macron, with just over 20 percent. national rally s leader marine le pen says macron s camp has been practically wiped out . here s what she told her supporters on sunday. the people of france have thus demonstrated unequivocally in this vote their desire to turn the page after seven years of the page after seven years of the exercise of contemptuous corrosive power. we thank the voters warmly and welcomed the result is a first step towards demonstrating a sign of confidence in us, which is an honour and an obligation. an estimated 65.5% of eligible voters cast ballots in the first round of france s parliamentary election, election, according to polling company, ipsos. that s the highest turnout in a french parliamentary vote since 1997. now, some party leaders are urging citizens to
property crisis and soft domestic consumption. added to that are geopolitical tensions with wars in ukraine and the middle east fuelling global uncertainty. i spoke with jameel ahmad, chief analyst at gtc group, about what to look out for in the second half of the year. i would say it was unprecedented because it was like adding everything into your shopping basket. if you look at the s&p 500, it hit new record highs more than 30 times. those are the type of records that, to use a metaphor, that cristiano ronaldo would be jealous of in his trophy cabinet. it wasn tjust us stock market with a fantastic start of the year. we had all time highs for bitcoin, gold, and we should talk about as well nvidia supercharging towards becoming the largest company in the world by market capitalisation. but generally speaking, we have also had some solid fundamentals. despite the highest interest rate policy in pretty much a generation particularly in the united states, corporate earnings
it s seven in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in paris, where exit polls from the first round of france s parliamentary elections, suggest the far right have made historic gains. turnout was the highest, for forty years. marine le pen s hard right national rally party came top, with more than a third of the vote, followed by a surge in support for the left wing coalition, with around 28% of the vote. president macron s gamble to hold the snap election, saw his centre right alliance of parties relegated to third place. a final result won t be known for another week, with a second round of voting for the national assembly s 577 seats, next sunday. andrew harding, has the latest from paris. a kiss for marine le pen this morning. a politician once considered too extreme for most french voters, today her national rally is on a roll. and with le pen, her 28 year old protege jordan bardella, who s hoping to be france s next prime minister. results show their party,