Lates News

date
10/10/2026
UBS economist: French fiscal concerns reflected in the spread of French government bonds over German bunds have eased somewhat, as both the French government and Le Pen's National Rally have responded to market pressure with stronger fiscal discipline. Without more details, the deficit target proposed by far-right leader Marine Le Pen looks more like a vision: France has never achieved a fiscal adjustment of more than 0.8% of GDP in two consecutive years.