From CNBC:
From our earlier post on the Pew poll:France's poor fundamentals are not new: joblessness has soared and growth remains stunted under President Francois Hollande. However, new research shows the French public now have less faith in their economy and the European Union than the Spanish or the Italians.
In a survey conducted by Pew Research Center, 91 percent of French residents said they are negative on their economy, up 10 percentage points from the previous year.
"No European country is becoming more dispirited and disillusioned faster than France," according to the Pew report, which describes the French mood as being in "free fall".
The French are also beginning to doubt their commitment to the euro zone, with 77 percent believing European economic integration has made things worse for France.
Asset managers and hedge funds have long been negative on French government bonds, but that trade has so far failed to produce any returns. Instead, a European Central Bank (ECB) assurance last year that it will do everything possible to keep the euro zone together has assured investors and calmed bond markets....MORE
"New Pew Data on European Public Opinion: EU is Unpopular; the Germans and French are Arrogant, and No One is Paying Attention to the Reinhart-Rogoff Debate":
