France's protesters want money the state does not have – and the ECB cannot lend it

French households have rarely felt this poor, and most of them answered the survey before the riots began. The students have won concessions, yet they are back on the streets on Saturday. Paris has nothing left to offer, and the ECB meets on Thursday with inflation above target. So who, exactly, is supposed to close the gap before April?

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