The victory of centrist Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election in May 2017 reduced fears of euro-skepticism and spurred appetite for regional assets.
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Improving economic data in the euro area, including manufacturing and retail sales, led analysts at Bloomberg to label 2017 as potentially the euro's "best year in a decade".