France's Government Spokesperson Maud Bregeon looks on during a press point following a meeting with representatives of the fishing industry, banking institutions and energy companies regarding the international situation at the French Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on March 13, 2026. In response to Bercy's overtures, the pledge by several retailers to ease French consumers' bills was already in serious trouble on March 12, 2026, following a fresh rise in oil prices amid the war in the Middle East. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)

France's Government Spokesperson Maud Bregeon (R) accompanied by France's junior Minister in charge of the sea and fisheries Catherine Chabaud (C) addresses media following a meeting with representatives of the fishing industry, banking institutions and energy companies regarding the international situation at the French Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on March 13, 2026. In response to Bercy's overtures, the pledge by several retailers to ease French consumers' bills was already in serious trouble on March 12, 2026, following a fresh rise in oil prices amid the war in the Middle East. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)

France's Government Spokesperson Maud Bregeon looks on during a press point following a meeting with representatives of the fishing industry, banking institutions and energy companies regarding the international situation at the French Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on March 13, 2026. In response to Bercy's overtures, the pledge by several retailers to ease French consumers' bills was already in serious trouble on March 12, 2026, following a fresh rise in oil prices amid the war in the Middle East. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)

France's Government Spokesperson Maud Bregeon (R) accompanied by France's junior Minister in charge of the sea and fisheries Catherine Chabaud (L) addresses media following a meeting with representatives of the fishing industry, banking institutions and energy companies regarding the international situation at the French Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on March 13, 2026. In response to Bercy's overtures, the pledge by several retailers to ease French consumers' bills was already in serious trouble on March 12, 2026, following a fresh rise in oil prices amid the war in the Middle East. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)

BNP employees work on the trading floor in Lyon, central-eastern France, on March 12, 2026. (Photo by Alex MARTIN / AFP via Getty Images)

BNP employees work on the trading floor in Lyon, central-eastern France, on March 12, 2026. (Photo by Alex MARTIN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche addresses journalists in a joint press statement in Berlin on March 13, 2026, on the occasion of a high-level meeting of the 'Alliance for the Future of Industry' (Buendnis Zukunft der Industrie). (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche addresses journalists during a joint press statement in Berlin on March 13, 2026, on the occasion of a high-level meeting of the 'Alliance for the Future of Industry' (Buendnis Zukunft der Industrie). (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)