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France is becoming the ‘poster child’ of sovereign debt problems as government borrowing costs hit near 2008 highs

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France's debt burden and political gridlock are pushing borrowing costs toward levels not seen since 2008.

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Example to avoid: Paris. Excessive deficit procedure, political instability, fiscal pressures. spending cuts and tax increases

French public debt exceeds 115% of GDP and the 10-year yield returns to its highest since 2008. Budget 2027 and presidential elections increase market fears.

French government bonds' revenues rose sharply as investors priced the country's fiscal and political risks, turning France, the second largest economy in the eurozone, into the most prominent model of the continent's worsening sovereign-debt crises. French government bonds' returns for 10 years have reached their highest level since 2008, exceeding 4.13%, [...] France's post under debt pressure.

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The return on the 10-year French bond reached 4.10%, its highest level since November 2008, while public debt, political instability and rising interest pressures market confidence.

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CNBC broke the news in Englewood Cliffs, United States on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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