How Macron’s Decade in Power Left France Europe’s Weakest Link Macron's decade of pro-business reforms is ending with France as the euro area's weakest economic link, as crisis spending left debt soaring and investors now demand more for French bonds than Italian ones. Finance Minister Roland Lescure is pushing sharp budget cuts, but that may not stop the bleeding, with Le Pen and Mélenchon rising in the polls and vowing to undo Macron's reforms. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-04/how-macron-s-decade-in-power-left-france-europe-s-weakest-link