French Bond Risk Gauge Rises Another Week as Crisis Deepens

Markets Contact us:Provide news feedback or report an error Confidential tip?Send a tip to our reporters Site feedback:Take our Survey By Georgia Hall October 23, 2026 at 9:41 AM UTC Updated on October 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM UTC Takeaways by Bloomberg AI French bond markets suffered a historic bout of turbulence this week as political unrest exacerbates concerns over the country’s public finances. The premium that investors demand to hold French 10-year debt over Germany’s jumped by 29 basis points this week, the second biggest rise on records dating back to 1990, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The yield gap now stands around 1.7 percentage points, more than double the level from May.