# French debt risk premium reaches euro zone sovereign crisis levels

https://mins.news/en/item/111083

- Reuters, 2026-10-22 12:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-debt-risk-premium-reaches-euro-zone-sovereign-crisis-levels-2026-10-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ada01e0de7d36000197c9bf

> The premium investors demand to hold France’s 10-year government bonds over safe-haven German Bunds has reached a fresh 15-year high.

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