# Market Talk: ‘It pays not to be French’ as debt costs soar

https://mins.news/en/video/111022

- Reuters, 2026-10-22 11:48 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_yjGi2tC_4

> The cost of France’s 10-year government borrowing has topped 5% for the first time since 2002. IG’s Chris Beauchamp told Reuters that the ECB will ultimately have to step down, though conditions may worsen before that happens.

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