Chief Economist at Credit Mutuel Arkea, Paul Chollet watches a broadcast of President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde, in the trading room of the Credit Mutuel Arkea group, in Le Relecq-Kerhuon, western France, on December 12, 2024. In Le Relecq-Kerhuon, on the outskirts of Brest (Finistere), the Credit Mutuel Arkea's trading room offers a breathtaking view over the harbour. In the silence of a cathedral, around thirty employees scrutinise the screens where curves and flashing charts are intertwined. (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP via Getty Images)