French bonds are suffering through their worst decade since 1803 — and investors are bracing for more pain

Reported by MarketWatch · Published 8 Oct 2026, 5:32 PM MYT (1 d ago)

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The spread between France’s 10-year government bond and Germany’s equivalent reached its widest last week in available Bloomberg data, dating back to 1990.

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French bonds are suffering through their worst decade since 1803 — and investors are bracing for more pain

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