IMF Warns France to Cut 5.1% Deficit as 10-Year Bond Yields Jump Over 100 Basis Points
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Updated · CNBC · Oct 7
IMF Warns France to Cut 5.1% Deficit as 10-Year Bond Yields Jump Over 100 Basis Points
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Oct 7
Summary
Kristalina Georgieva told France to "get your house in order," saying markets need a clear signal that government borrowing will be contained as political turmoil drives up OAT yields.
French 10-year yields have risen more than 100 basis points this year, and investors now demand a higher yield on French debt than on Italian bonds.
France is trying to push through tens of billions of euros in spending cuts while violent student protests enter a third week and a fractured parliament complicates fiscal tightening.
The IMF chief said France recognizes its deficit must fall below 5% after reaching 5.1% of GDP last year, with the EU pressing it toward the bloc's 3% reference level.
Georgieva said this is not a repeat of the euro-zone debt crisis because Europe now has stronger safeguards, including the ECB, but warned bond markets are reacting to higher inflation, rates and debt.
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