French bond sell-off ‘reminiscent of the euro crisis’ as Paris proposes cuts and tax rises – business live - short news
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The euro is trading close to the 17-month low hit yesterday, when the single currency fell by over 0.75% to as low as €1.1214.
Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote, says jitters about France are hurting the euro:
The sharp weakening of appetite for French debt is a big issue for the broader euro area and the euro itself. France is the euro area’s second-largest economy — we used to call it the..
source: The Guardian - 02.10.2026