French Economy Shrinks as Fitch Downgrades Outlook and Bank Cuts Growth Forecast

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1. 2 Oct, 04:15Bloomberg MarketsFrance’s Crisis Is Deepening as Investors Head for the Exit
2. 2 Oct, 16:31FortuneFrance debt crisis: Bond investors have rendered a ‘guilty’ verdict and are pricing in growing odds of a sovereign default, analyst says
3. 2 Oct, 16:38Bloomberg MarketsFrance’s Bond Crisis Deepens
4. 3 Oct, 13:12Hacker NewsFrench Bond Risk Hits Euro-Crisis Levels [video]
5. 5 Oct, 05:59Bloomberg MarketsFrench Bonds at Risk of More Japanese Selling on Outsized Stake
6. 5 Oct, 13:00Bloomberg.comContagion Fears in European Markets over France Fiscal Woes
7. 5 Oct, 14:46Bloomberg MarketsFrench Banks’ Credit Risk Has Surged Above Major European Peers
8. 5 Oct, 15:43Bloomberg MarketsFrance Debt Crisis Weighs on Global Risk Appetite
9. 5 Oct, 16:56News FeedFrench central bank head warns country at risk of being ‘strangled by interest rates’
10. 5 Oct, 21:00Bloomberg MarketsCould High US Bond Yields Spark A Crisis in Europe?
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    1. 5 Oct, 22:50Latest articlesHow Macron’s decade in power left France as Europe’s weakest link
    2. 6 Oct, 04:00News FeedFrance: between the bond market and the barricades
    3. 6 Oct, 05:51Bloomberg.comFrench Unrest Spreads, Musk A Trillionaire Again, More
    4. 6 Oct, 08:14Bloomberg.comLescure: France Not In Market Dislocation, Merz Struggles, More
    5. 6 Oct, 08:21Bloomberg MarketsAir Liquide Sells Debt at Better Rate Than French Government
    6. 6 Oct, 10:30National ReviewFrance Needs to Restore Order
    7. 6 Oct, 16:40QuartzUBS CEO warns France's debt crisis will need 'hard measures' to resolve
    8. 7 Oct, 10:00South China Morning PostDespite rising yields and political gridlock, France not facing a debt crisis: analysts
    9. 7 Oct, 11:19News FeedFrench central bank chief hits out at ‘Trump-style’ threats from far-left
    10. 7 Oct, 12:09Bloomberg MarketsFrance Tops Germany as Europe’s Most Distressed Corporate Market
    11. 7 Oct, 13:31Bloomberg MarketsFrance’s Battered Bonds Are Starting to Tempt Bargain Hunters
    12. 7 Oct, 15:58AxiosWhy France is a warning sign for the markets
    13. 7 Oct, 16:03Bloomberg.comFrance’s Multiple Crises Could Drag ECB Into Bond Market Showdown
    14. 7 Oct, 16:27Bloomberg.comFrance’s Bond Market Woes Send Worrying Sign For UK Finances
    15. 8 Oct, 04:00News FeedBig investors ‘bottom fish’ in Eurozone bond markets after France sell-off
    16. 8 Oct, 04:02BBC Business'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK
    17. 8 Oct, 07:15Bloomberg MarketsFrance’s Debt Is Now Riskier Than 38% of Nation’s Company Bonds
    18. 8 Oct, 08:30South China Morning PostHow Japanese bond yields, Chinese competition are stoking euro-zone fears
    19. 8 Oct, 09:18The EconomistTurbulent bond markets threaten some countries more than others
    20. 8 Oct, 09:18The EconomistThe countries most threatened by turbulent bond markets
    21. 8 Oct, 09:27Bloomberg.comFrance's Debt Problems, Rubio: US Unapologetic About Power, More
    22. 8 Oct, 09:32MarketWatchFrench bonds are suffering through their worst decade since 1803 — and investors are bracing for more pain
    23. 8 Oct, 10:48Bloomberg MarketsFrance Is the Bellwether for Stress in Global Markets
    24. 8 Oct, 12:42Bloomberg MarketsFrance’s Lescure Says Not in Dysfunctional Bond Market
    25. 8 Oct, 12:44The New York TimesFrance Is Veering Toward a Potential Debt Crisis, a Warning to the World
    26. 8 Oct, 13:00Bloomberg.comFrench Bond Market Worries Mount as Euro-Area Finance Ministers Meet
    27. 8 Oct, 13:24Bloomberg MarketsWhat’s the TPI? How ECB Can Respond to French Bond Turmoil
    28. 8 Oct, 15:15Bloomberg MarketsECB Wary of Stepping Into French Bond Turmoil
    29. 8 Oct, 17:59Bloomberg MarketsSome French IG Bonds Seem Safer Than Sovereign
    30. 8 Oct, 20:00News FeedIs France too blasé about borrowing costs?
    31. 9 Oct, 02:32News FeedTranscript: Is France too blasé about borrowing costs?
    32. 9 Oct, 05:00News FeedEU capitals caught between markets and metrics as debt fears rise
    33. 9 Oct, 05:03Bloomberg.comHow France’s Debt Crisis Is Testing Japan’s $145 Billion Bond Bet
    34. 9 Oct, 06:15Bloomberg MarketsEurope’s Bond Market Turbulence Puts ECB Repo Funding Into Focus
    35. 9 Oct, 09:08Bloomberg MarketsFragile Calm Returns to Europe Bond Market After French Turmoil
    36. 9 Oct, 10:02Fortune‘What happens in Paris doesn’t stay in Paris!’ Wall Street fears ‘doom loop’ as ‘France is veering toward a full-blown civil crisis’
    37. 9 Oct, 11:12Bloomberg MarketsFrance’s Bond Risk Is Outpacing Italy’s by Most in Euro History
    38. 9 Oct, 12:23Bloomberg MarketsFrance’s €43 Billion Budget Push Is Big Deal, Fitch Analyst Says
    39. 9 Oct, 12:39News FeedThe ECB will sit on the sidelines during France’s debt sell-off
    40. 9 Oct, 15:58Bloomberg MarketsKrugman Says France Poses Risk of Explosive European Debt Crisis
    41. 10 Oct, 08:00Bloomberg MarketsEurope’s Indebted Nations Are Starting to Blink at Market Wrath
    42. 10 Oct, 11:00Bloomberg MarketsRich Countries Are Now on Front Lines as World’s Risk Map Shifts
    43. 11 Oct, 10:10News FeedUS High School Economics class. France: between the bond market and the barricades
    44. 11 Oct, 10:11The Guardian BusinessLabour has got the message – developing nations suffer most from bond market turmoil | Heather Stewart
    45. 11 Oct, 12:00Bloomberg MarketsEmerging Markets Better Armed for Renewed European Debt Turmoil
    46. 13 Oct, 01:17News FeedLetter: French sovereign debt: here’s the number to watch
    47. 13 Oct, 04:00Latest articlesA Japan with higher rates changes everything
    48. 13 Oct, 04:01The New York TimesMacron Dreamed of Reviving France, but His Term Is Ending in Crisis
    49. 13 Oct, 08:36Bloomberg MarketsFrance Yield Surge Is No Risk to Nation’s Banks, Watchdog Says
    50. 13 Oct, 09:51FortuneBanks in France could collapse because ‘widening riots can cause deposit flight,’ analysts warn
    51. 15 Oct, 04:00News FeedFrench debt worries spill into stocks, driving biggest underperformance since 2010
    52. 15 Oct, 08:33Bloomberg MarketsDraghi: France is Far From Becoming a Euro-Area Crisis
    53. 15 Oct, 09:26Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraCould France trigger another Eurozone debt crisis?
    54. 15 Oct, 09:42Bloomberg MarketsFrance’s Bond Turmoil Leaves Repo Funding Unscathed for Now
    55. 15 Oct, 11:40France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesMacron's 'trickle-down economics': French poverty at 'highest level' in decades, hunger on the rise
    56. 16 Oct, 08:00Bloomberg MarketsOdd Lots: French Politics Are Leading to a Debt Crisis (Podcast)
    57. 16 Oct, 09:00Bloomberg MarketsThe French Political Crisis That's Turning Into a Debt Crisis
    58. 16 Oct, 11:07Bloomberg MarketsTurkey’s Fast-Growing Corporate Bond Market Grapples With Funds Crisis Fallout
    59. 16 Oct, 11:23Bloomberg.comPrivate Capital Keeps Faith in Crisis-Hit France
    60. 17 Oct, 23:28Fortune‘France, truly, is on the brink’ and just days away from a make-or-break moment in its debt crisis, analyst warns, as protests turn into riots
    61. 18 Oct, 15:10politico.comMacron to address France after Trump describes country as ‘burning’
    62. 18 Oct, 20:11Bloomberg.comMacron on France Unrest, Zelenskyy: Trump Pushing Capitulation
    63. 18 Oct, 23:17Bloomberg MarketsEuro Falls as Russia Risk, France Protests Dent Trader Sentiment
    64. 18 Oct, 23:29FortuneEurope sent its gold to the U.S. for safe keeping during World War II. Central banks are now reshuffling their reserves for a new era of uncertainty
    65. 19 Oct, 07:32The GuardianFrance hit by debt sell-off as protests unnerve investors
    66. 19 Oct, 07:43Bloomberg MarketsFrance’s Bonds Drop as Rioting Heaps Pressure on Government
    67. 19 Oct, 09:30MarketWatchFrance and the U.S. share the same debt trap. Only one has a global lifeline.
    68. 19 Oct, 09:51Bloomberg MarketsCiti’s Manthey Sees French Equities Volatile Beyond April Vote
    69. 19 Oct, 10:13FortuneLe risque: How the rioting in France might trigger a ‘blow up’ in the bond market
    70. 19 Oct, 10:29France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesFrench retailers reel after weekend of riots, looting
    71. 19 Oct, 10:36Bloomberg MarketsFrench Stocks and Bonds Retreat as Government Comes Under Pressure
    72. 19 Oct, 16:00Bloomberg.comFrench Protests Add to Fiscal Reckoning as Investors Reprice Risk
    73. 19 Oct, 16:16SiftedAs France reels from days of violence, founders brace for more uncertainty
    74. 19 Oct, 19:31FortuneFrance is rioting over surging inflation, skyrocketing national debt and crumbling schools. America is its sleeping twin
    75. 20 Oct, 08:49Bloomberg MarketsFrench Bond-Risk Gauge Hits 150 Basis Points After Protests
    76. 20 Oct, 09:15Bloomberg MarketsFrench Bond Rout Highlights Capital Fight, BlackRock’s Li Says
    77. 20 Oct, 09:57France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesFrench retailers begin filing insurance claims after weekend of looting
    78. 20 Oct, 09:57Bloomberg MarketsGiani: France Pension Reforms Will Be Difficult
    79. 20 Oct, 10:13Bloomberg MarketsPernod Ricard Plans Debut Hybrid Bond as French Debt Risk Rises
    80. 20 Oct, 10:30National ReviewEurozone Crisis 2.0?
    81. 20 Oct, 10:53Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraFrance’s growing debt woes: How bond markets set countries’ borrowing costs
    82. 20 Oct, 11:05Bloomberg MarketsSenegal Eurobonds Fall as Budget Standoff Puts IMF Deal at Risk
    83. 20 Oct, 11:14Bloomberg MarketsPolitical Risk Makes France a Go-To Market for Short Sellers
    84. 20 Oct, 11:21Bloomberg MarketsFrance’s Lack of Fiscal Anchor a Concern for Markets, Says Vanda’s Nordvig
    85. 20 Oct, 11:34News FeedInsurers face €1bn-plus losses as riots in France become ‘like natural catastrophes’
    86. 20 Oct, 11:54News FeedGilt market catches up with peers as investor worries over Budget ease
    87. 20 Oct, 14:08Bloomberg MarketsBessent Sees No Spillover From France Bond Market’s Turmoil
    88. 20 Oct, 14:24The New York TimesA ‘Doom Loop’ Threatens France as Populism Confronts Markets
    89. 20 Oct, 15:22News FeedFrance is adrift
    90. 20 Oct, 15:45Bloomberg.comCarrefour Lowers Full-Year Profit Forecast on Turmoil in France
    91. 21 Oct, 05:30Bloomberg MarketsCameroon’s Bonds Plunge as Investors Worry About a Future Without Biya
    92. 21 Oct, 06:15Bloomberg.comFrance Has Instruments to Pass A Budget, Lescure Says
    93. 21 Oct, 07:00Bloomberg MarketsChiriseri: France’s Fiscal Picture Concern Bond Markets (Video)
    94. 21 Oct, 08:17News FeedFrance’s borrowing costs poised to hit 5% for first time since 2002
    95. 21 Oct, 09:18Bloomberg MarketsFrench Bond Risk Gauge Nears 160 Basis Points, Hits 15-Year High
    96. 21 Oct, 11:20QuartzFrance's 10-year bond yield topped 5% for the first time since 2002
    97. 21 Oct, 13:17The GuardianFrench borrowing costs hit 24-year high as civil unrest and budget fears spook markets
    98. 21 Oct, 15:15Bloomberg MarketsFrench Bond Risk Hits 15-Year High as Risk Gauge Climbs
    99. 21 Oct, 20:41The New York TimesA Debt-Fueled “Doom Loop”
    100. 21 Oct, 20:43France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesFrench bond yields hit 24-year high after unrest
    101. 22 Oct, 01:44News FeedUS High School Economics class. France: between the bond market and the barricades
    102. 22 Oct, 05:58Bloomberg.comBloomberg Daybreak Europe: French Yields' 24-Year High (Podcast)
    103. 22 Oct, 05:59Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraThe world is $365 trillion in debt, and the interest bill is climbing
    104. 22 Oct, 07:34Latest articlesLiberte, egalite, misere ? Why France is burning
    105. 22 Oct, 08:00South China Morning PostFrance’s borrowing costs reach 24-year high as riots deepen budget worries
    106. 22 Oct, 08:40The GuardianFrench borrowing costs overtake US amid budget turmoil
    107. 22 Oct, 09:01France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines'Popular dissatisfaction' across Europe: 'Promises of more economic growth haven't come true'
    108. 22 Oct, 09:17Bloomberg MarketsFrench Bond Stress Deepens as Crisis-Era Caution Creeps Back
    109. 22 Oct, 10:07News FeedEurope’s bracing reality on US bond yields
    110. 22 Oct, 16:21Bloomberg.comFrance’s Bond Stress Intensifies and Risk of More Protests Grow
    111. 22 Oct, 16:57Bloomberg.comMerryn Talks Money: French Bond Markets Under Pressure (Podcast)
    112. 22 Oct, 18:50Bloomberg MarketsFrench Buyers Not Ready To Step in Right Now: Kumra
    113. 22 Oct, 19:59News from Europe - Latest world headlines and daily news - France 24‘The best on Earth’: Can weak economic growth undermine Europe’s ‘very sophisticated social system’?
    114. 23 Oct, 05:00News FeedHow nervous are bond markets about France?
    115. 23 Oct, 06:26Bloomberg MarketsFrench Crisis Creates a Cheap Contrarian Trade: Taking Stock
    116. 23 Oct, 09:28MarketWatchFrance is getting its credit rating reviewed by Moody’s. What to expect as French debt turmoil spills overseas.
    117. 23 Oct, 09:41Bloomberg MarketsFrench Bond Risk Nears Biggest Weekly Rise as Crisis Deepens
    118. 23 Oct, 09:52Bloomberg MarketsCarrefour’s €2 Billion Stock Plunge Shows Cost of French Unrest
    119. 23 Oct, 13:10France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesFrance awaits Moody's verdict: Downgrade widely expected as debt fears grow
    120. 23 Oct, 19:49Bloomberg MarketsHedge Funds Lift Bearish Euro Bets to Most Since 2020: CFTC
    121. 23 Oct, 22:28News FeedFrance avoids downgrade from Moody’s in boost for Macron’s government
    122. 23 Oct, 22:51The New York TimesFrance’s Avoids a Debt Downgrade From Moody’s, but Is Given a Warning
    123. 24 Oct, 17:01FortuneFrance’s latest debt warning describes a country where governance is breaking down — and even doing too little, too late is barely possible
    124. 25 Oct, 04:40Times of IndiaFrance’s economic woes: Debt nears 122% of GDP, growth forecast at just 0.4%
    125. 25 Oct, 10:00Bloomberg MarketsFrench Bond Rout Puts Crisis at Heart of ECB Succession Endgame
    126. 26 Oct, 06:30Bloomberg MarketsFrench Bond Rout Draws Australia Pension Into Market Others Shun
    127. 26 Oct, 08:55Bloomberg.comMacron's Bond Rout Relief, Brazil's Lula Wins, More
    128. 26 Oct, 09:02Bloomberg MarketsFrench Markets Rebound After Nation Avoids Moody’s Downgrade
    129. 26 Oct, 11:25FortuneTraders are looking on the bright side despite last week’s carnage in tech stocks
    130. 26 Oct, 21:32Bloomberg.comBig Take: When French Voters and Bond Markets Collide (Podcast)
    131. 27 Oct, 07:00Latest articlesA French accident waiting to happen
    132. 27 Oct, 07:15Bloomberg MarketsFrench Banks to Face Investor Scrutiny Over Risks from Turmoil
    133. 27 Oct, 11:09Bloomberg MarketsFrance’s Dependence on Foreign Investors Leaves It Exposed
    134. 27 Oct, 11:59Bloomberg MarketsFrench Consumer Confidence Drops to 13-Year Low After Riots
    135. 28 Oct, 07:44Bloomberg MarketsUK Budget Tests Bond Markets as Fed, ECB and Oil Risks Loom
    136. 28 Oct, 12:30News - South China Morning PostUS midterms could trigger a debt ceiling showdown worse than 2011
    137. 29 Oct, 00:01News FeedDebt woes throttle European commercial property market
    138. 29 Oct, 07:40Bloomberg MarketsECB Expected to Keep Rates on Hold
    139. 29 Oct, 09:22Bloomberg MarketsEuro Bearish Bias Persists in Options and Charts Before ECB
    140. 29 Oct, 10:54France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesFrance reclaims title as Europe's champion of tax and social charges
    141. 29 Oct, 12:50Bloomberg MarketsJunk Market Splits as European Spreads Hit Widest Since 2009
    142. 29 Oct, 15:25Bloomberg.comLagarde Sets Exit as French Markets Get a Breather
    143. 30 Oct, 06:54News FeedFrench economy contracts 0.1 per cent in third quarter
    144. 30 Oct, 07:46Bloomberg.comFrance GDP Unexpectedly Fell, BP Profit Hits 18-Year High, More
    145. 30 Oct, 08:00Bloomberg MarketsCredit Agricole Reports Higher Profit, Warns of France Risk
    146. 30 Oct, 08:01France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesFrench economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks, finance minister warns
    147. 30 Oct, 08:20Bloomberg MarketsMoody’s Warns of Deeper Losses for Bondholders in Senegal Revamp
    148. 30 Oct, 08:49Bloomberg.comFrance's Economy Shrinks, Biggest-Ever Crypto Heist, More
    149. 30 Oct, 10:53Bloomberg MarketsEuro Set For Worst Month Versus Pound Since 2022 on French Woes
    150. 30 Oct, 11:07News FeedBetter than expected Eurozone growth supports ECB’s tightening path
    151. 31 Oct, 05:00News FeedFrench protests show BNP Paribas what’s in a name
    152. 31 Oct, 05:00News FeedFrench banks’ rising profits fail to reverse sell-off as political fears bite
    153. 31 Oct, 09:36News FeedRating agency Fitch hits France with surprise outlook downgrade
    154. 1 Nov, 05:00News FeedGermany fails to meet Winter gas storage target
    155. 1 Nov, 16:00News FeedFrance and the UK require a new entente
    156. 2 Nov, 11:49Bloomberg MarketsRomania Is Offering Eurobonds After New Government Takes Office
    157. 3 Nov, 10:27Deutsche WelleHow AI giants could raise the cost of borrowing in Europe
    158. 3 Nov, 10:27Deutsche WelleCould the AI boom make borrowing more expensive in Europe?
    159. 3 Nov, 10:49Cointelegraph.com NewsFrance postpones 2027 budget vote, crypto exit-tax proposals scrapped
    160. 3 Nov, 15:06Bloomberg MarketsBank of France Likely to Cut 2026 Growth Forecast, Moulin Says
    161. 5 Nov, 06:00News FeedFrance urges EU to adopt higher fast fashion levy
    162. 5 Nov, 09:04Cointelegraph.com NewsFrance budget rejection sidelines stablecoin tax, wallet reporting
    163. 6 Nov, 06:01Bloomberg MarketsMoody’s Warns Senegal Debt Rework Likely Tantamount to Default
    164. 6 Nov, 14:37Deutsche WelleProtests and reforms: France's rising debt costs threaten stability