French Bond Blowout Amid Debt Dilemma: Market Snapshot

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As global government bonds wrapped up their worst quarter since 2024 due to higher oil prices and the threat of sticky inflation for the world economy, France is facing a particularly tricky trajectory. OAT-Bund spreads widened sharply as an increasingly fragmented government unveiled plans to narrow the nation's budget deficit, stoking investor concern over the country’s debts. The Opening Trade spoke to guests about the economic outlook and investment landscape for France as the nation grapples with growing global and domestic pressures on it's finances. Chapters: 00:00:00 - France Bond Spreads 00:00:13 - Peter Schaffrik, RBC Capital Markets Global Macro Strategist 00:00:35 - Pilar Gomez-Bravo, MFS Investment Management Fixed Income Co-CIO 00:00:50 - Claudia Panseri, UBS CIO for France 00:01:20 - Skylar Montgomery Koning, Bloomberg MLIV 00:01:38 - Marie Jacot, Edmond De Rothschild Asset Management France CEO 00:02:08 - Mark Cudmore, MLIV Executive Editor -------- More on

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