23-10-2026 11:00 via Latest from MoneyWeek

France heads into a bond crisis

A bond crisis is heading France’s way, adding to Emmanuel Macron’s troubles as rioting sweeps through the country. However, if you're feeling particularly brave, French bonds do look like a bargain.The French bond crisis has been simmering for years. The country has not run a primary budget surplus since the mid-1970s, it has been spending way more than it collects in tax revenues and a stagnating economy can no longer sustain the debt burden. Even from the UK, where the debt load is also ha
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