2. The euro is falling. It's now 1.07 vs the USD, 1.51 vs the SGD and 4.74 vs the ringgit. This is because Marine Le Pen, French presidential candidate from the far-right National Front, is gaining in the polls. If she is elected, France could follow the UK and pull out of the EU. Remember that the pound fell as much as 15% after the Brexit vote in June 2016. The French election will be held on April 23.

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