Cedric Gemehl
Europe Analyst
After graduating with a degree in social sciences from the University of Paris Dauphine, Cedric studied economics at the Goethe University in Frankfurt. Cedric returned to Paris Dauphine, where he obtained an MSc in international economics. After interning at OECD, Cedric joined Gavekal Research in 2014 as an analyst focusing on European economies and financial markets. He speaks French, English and German, and drinks both French wines and German beers.
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The Daily
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Gavekal Research
October 5, 2018
Bottoming Out In France
It has been a tough summer for the French economy, and a difficult rentrée—as the French call September’s return to classes at the start of the school year—for the government of president Emmanuel Macron.
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Gavekal Research
September 11, 2018
Europe’s Populist Wave Peaks
Since the migration crisis of 2015, nationalist-populist movements have been on a tear across Western Europe. Sunday saw the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats boost their ranking, and even claim to be the election’s real winner. Yet look closer and what stands out over the last two years has been such parties’ failure to fully break through.
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Gavekal Research
September 4, 2018
Italy’s Chaotic Tendency To Stabilize
Italian debt holders have been spooked by a leading figure in the country’s populist government threatening a fiscal blowout. The spread between 10-year BTPs and bunds has widened to 282bp, exceeding the May 30 level when the latest coalition was formed in chaotic circumstances.
Ideas
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Gavekal Research
October 15, 2018
The Politics (And Economics) Of A Multi-Polar Europe
This weekend’s election in Bavaria saw voters deal parties in Germany’s ruling coalition a bruising rebuff that further erodes Merkel’s authority and effectively kills off Macron’s plan for the EU to integrate at a faster pace.
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Gavekal Research
August 6, 2018
When Non Means Non
The UK government is on the offensive trying to sell a “Chequers” plan that would leave it with a semi-detached trading and administrative relationship with the European Union. The negotiating position, has won few plaudits at home, and over the last week got a courteous, but non-committal response on the continent.
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Gavekal Research
May 31, 2018
Whether To Buy Italy (And The Euro)
On Wednesday, Louis argued that the Italian president’s rejection of a proposed coalition finance minister was “worse than a crime, a mistake”. Anatole and Cedric are not so sure. In this paper they examine the two conditions—one political, one financial—that will signal a major buying opportunity in Italy.