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French government bonds dropped after a weekend of violent unrest, underlining the tension between protesters upset over the cost of living and a government that can\u2019t pay to keep the peace.<\/p>\n
The nation\u2019s debt underperformed its European peers, sending the spread between the French 10-year yield and its German equivalent wider by as much as eight basis points, to 146 basis points \u2014 the highest in two weeks. The gap to Italian yields reached a fresh record, while the\u00a0euro weakened\u00a0and the CAC 40 stocks index fell 1.5%.France was gripped over the weekend by a wave of attacks on public buildings, shops and restaurants and unions have called for a nationwide strike on Nov. 5. Yet a debt mountain and a budget deficit among the largest in the euro area mean the government cannot simply increase spending to appease the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrance today is confronting a social crisis, an immigration crisis, an energy crisis, an economic crisis and a fiscal crisis,\u201d said Louis-Vincent Gave at Gavekal Research. \u201cAll this at a time when the French president is in office, but not in power. Nothing that occurred this weekend seems to point the way toward a higher euro, or lower French bond yields.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Investors increasingly see French government bonds as riskier than those of Germany, which is generally treated as the euro area\u2019s safest borrower. The French-German yield spread is approaching 150 basis points, pushing further into territory associated with the euro-area debt crisis. During the most extreme periods of the recent selloff in French debt, the spread neared 160 basis points.<\/p>\n
The protests come as French politicians debate the proposed budget for 2027. The bill, set out by the government, features \u20ac43 billion ($48.2 billion) in measures to bring down the deficit. Reaching a compromise appears difficult in a deeply divided parliament, and could prove even harder with a presidential election six months away.<\/p>\n
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What Bloomberg Strategists Say\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cFrance\u2019s credit-default swap curve is likely to flatten in the coming months as traders demand a bigger premium to underwrite idiosyncratic political risk ahead of the April presidential elections.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ven Ram, cross-asset strategist.<\/p>\n
The euro fell as much as 0.5% to $1.1183, lagging Group-of-10 peers. Traders have been bearish on the outlook for the currency despite a brief rebound last week. The cost of hedging against further euro losses surged.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the violent protests are not representative of the vast majority of the people, the developments over the weekend nevertheless underscore the delicate balancing act the government is facing between appeasing the people and the markets,\u201d said Commerzbank AG strategist Erik Liem.<\/p>\n
Moody\u2019s review of France\u2019s sovereign rating on Friday will provide another signpost for the country\u2019s fiscal health, with a downgrade seen as the more likely next move given its negative outlook. Moody\u2019s currently ranks France one notch higher than Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings.<\/p>\n
\u00a9 2026 Bloomberg<\/p>\n
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