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France hit by debt sell-off as protests unnerve investors

After Macron condemned ‘unbridled violence’, difference between French and German 10-year borrowing costs widens

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France hit by debt sell-off as protests unnerve investors

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France was hit by a fresh wave of selling in its bond and stock markets on Monday after violent protests over the weekend left public buildings burned, hundreds of shops looted and thousands of arrests across the country.

Almost 2,400 people have been arrested in France, the interior ministry said on Sunday, with police deploying teargas in confrontations with protesters.

Source: The Guardian ↗

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