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Yields on French government bonds rose sharply on Thursday just as those of their U.S. and German peers fell, taking the spread between 10-year French and German yields to its widest since 2011.

Social unrest, political instability and mounting national debt weighed on French assets on Monday, with government bonds and Paris-listed stocks under pressure. The euro was last seen down 0.28% against the U.S. dollar, and was 0.24% lower against the British pound.

Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen proposed a sharp deficit reduction and called on the European Central Bank to intervene to bring down surging debt costs as she seeks to assure investors of her financial credentials ahead of the election next year.

U.S. Treasury yields paused near multi-decade peaks on Monday, consolidating alongside European debt bourses as fixed-income desks weighed cooling U.S. labor metrics against ongoing fiscal strain and geopolitical hostilities in the Middle East.

Η Γαλλία περνά από τα λόγια στην πράξη για το καλώδιο Ελλάδας – Κύπρου, βγαίνοντας μπροστά με την είσοδο της Meridiam στο επενδυτικό σχήμα και με την προετοιμασία γαλλικού πλοίου για την επανεκκίνηση των ερευνών βυθού.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Thursday pledged sweeping cuts to public spending if she wins next year’s presidential election, as she sought to reassure business leaders who are wary of he…

French growth flatlined in the second quarter, the national statistics agency said on Friday, revising down a preliminary reading and casting doubt on the outlook for the rest of the year.

The rise in French ​consumer prices ‌accelerated in August, preliminary data ​from statistics ​agency INSEE showed ⁠on Friday.

«Οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες στηρίζουν την ενεργειακή ασφάλεια και τη συνεργασία στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο, μεταξύ άλλων μέσω του Κέντρου Ενέργειας Ανατολικής Μεσογείου», ανέφερε ο εκπρόσωπος του Στέιτ Ντιπάρτμεντ.

France’s services sector contracted in June by more than initially forecast, as sluggish ​demand and inflationary pressures weighed on ‌businesses, said a survey by S&P Global.

The European Central Bank’s Christine Lagarde has declined to rule out an early end to her term as president, as she mulls a foray into French politics.

Consumer prices in France rose 2.8% year-on-year in May, the highest level since February 2024, statistics office INSEE said on Friday, confirming a preliminary reading published last month.

Sweden will order four navy warships from France in a $4 billion deal that will see its air defense capacity triple, the Nordic country announced on Tuesday morning.

France’s inflation rate was higher than first thought last month as energy costs surged due to the war in Iran.

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure told CNBC that France is willing to support the U.S. in securing the Strait of Hormuz — just not while the security situation remains highly dangerous and volatile.

Consumer prices in France rose 0.4% year-on-year in January, statistics office INSEE said on Wednesday, matching the preliminary reading published earlier this month and a Reuters poll of analysts.

French inflation unexpectedly eased to a five-year low, staying well short of the European Central Bank’s 2% target as energy prices fell.

France’s economy grew modestly in the fourth quarter of 2025, slowing after a strong summer rebound as slightly softer domestic demand and a rundown in business inventories weighed on activity, preliminary data from the INSEE statistics office showed on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines and champagne after French President Emmanuel Macron was reported to be unwilling to join his “Board of Peace” on Gaza.

EU member states on Friday gave the green light to the signing of the Mercosur agreement, paving the way for a vast trade bloc taking in more than 700 million people across Europe and Latin America. France, however, plans to continue its fight against the deal in the European Parliament.