EconomyEuro hits 17-month low as French debt fears mount and Spain heads for snap election

Name: Euro hits 17-month low as French debt fears mount and Spain heads for snap election
Uploaded: 2026-10-05T16:43:05.000Z
Description: The euro fell to its weakest level against the US dollar since May 2025 on Monday. Rising concern over France’s debt problems and Spain’s political turmoil, heightened by a snap election call, revived fears of a new eurozone crisis and contagion across the bloc’s bond markets.

The euro fell to its weakest level against the US dollar since May 2025 on Monday. Rising concern over France’s debt problems and Spain’s political turmoil, heightened by a snap election call, revived fears of a new eurozone crisis and contagion across the bloc’s bond markets.

euronews 2026-10-05 16:43