By Bloomberg (Politics) | Created at 2024-09-26 09:21:50 | Updated at 2024-09-30 11:33:59
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Bond investors are demanding a higher yield to hold French bonds than lower-rated Spanish debt for the first time since 2007, as investors question the government’s ability to plug a hole in public finances.
The yield on 10-year French bonds traded at 2.97% on Thursday, slightly above their Spanish equivalents. The rate is already higher than that of Portugal, and is the closest it’s been in over a decade to similar-dated yields of Italy and Greece, as appetite for one of Europe’s safest assets wanes amid months of political turmoil.
