Pollsters project Macron's alliance could win as many as three-quarters of the seats in the lower house after next week's second round of voting. "France is back," Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on French TV. "Next Sunday, the National Assembly will embody the new face of our republic." Voter turnout was a record low for parliamentary elections in the post-war Fifth Republic at 48.6 percent, taking the shine off Macron's margin of victory in the first round.
Tomorrow, we would be focused on ZEW Economic Sentiment figures. Analysts anticipate slightly increases both in German and Eurozone sentiment. In the US session PPI data will be published. No change is anticipated.
Figures to watch:
German ZEW Economic Sentiment/ZEW Economic Sentiment (Tuesday 11:00)
PPI (Tuesday 14:30)