# France awaits Moody’s verdict as downgrade widely expected amid mounting debt fears

https://mins.news/en/video/112757

- France 24 English, 2026-10-23 13:10 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wzcGn6WKCU

> Cost-of-living protests are unfolding as France grapples with rising public debt. Fears about the country’s public finances have driven its 10-year government bond yield above 5% for the first time since 2002, raising borrowing costs. Oliver Davis, a professor and head of the French Department at University College Cork, is the guest.

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