France is flashing euro crisis signals. This time, the fault lines are different
Markets are pricing in renewed stress in France, but analysts say stronger banks and euro-area safeguards make a full repeat of the early-2010s crisis less likely.
French bond yields and the spread over German debt have surged to levels not seen since the euro zone debt crisis.
France's benchmark borrowing cost rose above 5% for the first time since 2002 this week, while the French-German spread topped 170 basis points on Thursday.
France's government cut its 2026 growth forecast to just 0.5%, as analysts warn the situation could still bring further volatility and spillovers.
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