Marin le Pen and Euro

[RealTrade]

So, there is election in france is going to be soon. The first round's leader is far right radical Marin le Pen.
According to polls she will be winner of the first round.

So i'd want to ask You guys:
1) How do You think that will affect Euro, Frank, Pound? Short term and longer term.
2) Is the reversal possible?
We watched significant reversal after Trump spoke after election, so Maybe Marin le Pen could done same?
3) Are it so serious as medias wanted to think?

 

[albinofx]

So, there is election in france is going to be soon. The first round's leader is far right radical Marin le Pen.
According to polls she will be winner of the first round.

So i'd want to ask You guys:
1) How do You think that will affect Euro, Frank, Pound? Short term and longer term.
2) Is the reversal possible?
We watched significant reversal after Trump spoke after election, so Maybe Marin le Pen could done same?
3) Are it so serious as medias wanted to think?

Hi there,

'The Great Le Pen Scare'

It will affect Euro and Pound. France will leave the EU and the euro. Nevertheless, even if Le Pen is elected, the road to an actual ‘Frexit’ is long. Whether Le Pen can or will actually hold an EU/euro referendum will depend largely on FN’s performance in parliamentary elections in June and support from her chosen prime minister. In our view, it is still questionable whether the public would vote in favour of leaving the EU/euro in such a referendum.

In terms of short-term market reactions following a Le Pen win (not a ‘Frexit’, which would have far more severe market implications), we expect the ECB to use its existing QE flexibility to support countries vulnerable to financial spillover, especially in the periphery, whereas support for France could be limited.

We expect to see a knee-jerk market reaction with a broad-based risk-off move triggering EUR periphery spread widening relative to France, a Bund rally and curve flattening, although the exact spread impact would depend on the ECB response. For the Nordic markets specifically, we are likely to see safe-haven inflows, with NGB/SGB/DGB ASW spreads widening.

In FX markets, we would expect the EUR to weaken versus other major currencies and EUR/USD to settle 2-3 figures lower. In our view, the GBP could be one of the top performers if Le Pen wins the election, due to an increase in the EUR risk premium and a decline in the Brexit risk premium priced on GBP.