France's Debt Crisis Is Sparking Fears of Wider Financial Contagion

America's bond market may be catching a break — thanks to France

France is the latest flashpoint in the global bond selloff as mounting debt worries rattle investors and send government borrowing costs higher.

At what point does France’s debt crisis become Australia’s problem?

The mayhem gripping the French bond market has so far been contained to Europe, but that might not always be the case as contagion takes hold.

France's debt crisis is sparking fears of wider financial contagion

A sell-off in the US bond market has shaken investors in the last few months, but traders are also nervously eyeing fixed income turmoil in a major European nation: France. The country, which has the third largest economy in Europe, is teetering on the edge of a debt crisis, threatening social unrest and political upheaval. […]