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French Bond Yields Top 5% as Debt Concerns and Protests Mount

France's benchmark borrowing yield has crossed 5% for the first time since 2002, as investors demand greater compensation amid concerns about public finances and political stability.

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Key moments · 5

Bond selloff highlights intensifying competition for investor capital

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Rising French debt unnerves investors despite larger debts elsewhere

Al Jazeera ↗

Living cost protests complicate government efforts to reduce deficit

Perfil.com ↗

French bond risk gauge reaches a 15 year high

Bloomberg ↗

Benchmark French bond yield surpasses 5% for first time since 2002

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  3. French government 10-year bond yield tops 5% for first time since 2002
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  4. Le taux d'emprunt de la France à dix ans sur les marchés franchit les 5 %, une première depuis 2002
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  5. French 10-year bond yield hits 5% for first time since 2002 amid unrest
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  1. Riesgo de bonos franceses supera nivel clave tras protestas en Francia
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  2. France’s growing debt woes: How bond markets set countries’ borrowing costs
    Al Jazeera
  3. French Bond Rout Highlights Capital Fight, BlackRock’s Li Says
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  4. Francia enciende las alarmas en Europa: el riesgo de su deuda trepa al máximo en casi 15 años
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  5. French Bond-Risk Gauge Breaches Key Level After Protests
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