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Respite from French recession, but recovery hopes overblown

Q2’s 0.5% quarterly rise in French GDP, which was the strongest in over two years, has prompted optimism that the economy has finally joined Germany on a path to solid growth. But while we have revised up our forecasts, we still think that it is much too soon to call a meaningful recovery.

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