As the global bond sell-off continues, with yields (interest rates) on government debt reaching quarter-century highs, there is an increasing focus on the financial position of France as it moves to the centre of the storm. Since the start of the US war on Iran at the end of February and the surge in global inflation it has produced, the yield on long-term French government debt has risen more than for any other G7 country. The yield on the 10-year bond is approaching 5 percent, compared to 3.2 percent before the onset of the war. And there are concerns the growing French debt crisis could start to impact the rest of the eurozone with the euro falling to its lowest level against the US dollar in 17 months when trading began this week.
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