France’s debt alarm stirs eurozone crisis fears - Korea JoongAng Daily

Rising bond yields, a widening deficit and political deadlock are fueling concern that France could trigger a new eurozone debt crisis. “No one is really prepared for a eurozone debt crisis 2.0. If it happens, it could be significantly worse.” Sonal Desai, global chief investment officer of Franklin Templeton Fixed Income, issued that warning on Wednesday as concerns mounted over France’s public finances. According to Bloomberg, she warned that a sell-off in French government bonds could develop into a crisis surpassing the eurozone turmoil that began in Greece. France’s size makes the potential consequences particularly serious. “France is a 3 trillion ($3.36 trillion) euro economy with 3.