France's bond rout deepens as deficit targets slip and elections loom
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France's 10-year bond yield has risen more than one percentage point since June, its worst move in that period. Investors are exiting French debt as the budget deficit heads in the opposite direction from the targeted 5% of GDP. The selloff deepens even as presidential elections next year could radically alter the country's direction.
Key Facts
- France's 10-year yield has risen more than one percentage point since June, its worst move in that period.
- The budget shortfall was supposed to narrow to 5% this year, but it is heading in the opposite direction.
- Presidential elections next year could radically alter the country's direction.
- A selloff in global debt has fueled a rout that is hitting harder and faster in France than anyone expected.
Bond Market Rout
A selloff in global debt has fueled a rout that is hitting harder and faster in France than anyone expected. The country's 10-year yield has risen more than one percentage point since June, its worst move in that period. Nerves are fraying about missed deficit targets, policy gridlock and presidential elections next year.
Fiscal Deterioration
The budget shortfall was supposed to narrow to 5% this year. Instead, it is heading in the opposite direction. For most of the euro's history, investors took the view that France would muddle through its political and economic challenges and remain a relatively safe bet. That idea isn't holding any more.
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