The nail-biter in France is over, and the official runoff between centrist Emmanuel Macron and nationalist Marine Le Pen is set for May.
Now, early polls suggest Macron will walk off with 64% of the vote and become the next president of France. The markets agree, and, more significantly, they're indicating a Macron win will be good for France and European markets.
Whatever we might think of that, it's the market reality we'll have to contend with, and far from settling matters, this news is actually going to mean increased volatility in the near future.