The S&P 500 index fell over 1.4 percent, its largest daily decline since July, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq slumped nearly 2.5 percent, that index’s biggest one-day decline since June.

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As obrigações francesas, a 10 anos, atingiram na quarta-feira 21 de outubro um máximo de 24 anos quando ultrapassaram a barreira dos 5%. Um dos factores para esta escalada está ligada às dificuldades na aprovação de um Orçamento para o país, refere o The Guardian, a que se juntam os protestos nas ruas francesas, que já assumiram contornos violentos, e também o défice nas contas francesas.

E o spread [diferença] das obrigações francesas, face às alemãs [que são tidas como referência], atingiu os 157 pontos base, ficando próximo de níveis registados em 2011, salientou a Reuters.

O economista do banco ING, Charlotte de Montpellier, referiu, citado pelo Le Monde, que a perda de confiança representa agora o “maior” risco económico. “A subida das taxas de juro exacerba as condições financeiras já difíceis e provavelmente afetará ainda mais os investimentos e a atividade económica”, acrescentou.

Já o responsável pela estratégia de mercado da plataforma de negociação de moedas e pagamentos Ebury, Matthew Ryan, citado pelo The Guardian, referiu que os prolemas que se fazem sentir em França estão também a pressionar em baixa o euro. “O euro continua a ficar atrás da maioria das principais moedas, uma vez que o prémio de risco político em França dificilmente diminuirá em breve. Ainda não é claro se o orçamento de 2027 será aprovado pelo parlamento e, mesmo que assim seja, parece estar repleto de concessões tanto à esquerda como à direita, deixando o problema do défice sem uma solução adequada”, acrescentou.

France’s bond market hit by another bout of selling as country recovers from weekend protests

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French borrowing costs continued to rise on Thursday, as investors fret that France’s government is struggling to pass a federal budget after public protests gripped the country.

France’s bond market was hit with another bout of selling, with the difference between French and German 10-year borrowing costs – a metric for the risk premium attached to French debt – rising to its highest level in almost 15 years.

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France’s bond market hit by another bout of selling as country recovers from weekend protests

• Business live – latest updates

French borrowing costs continued to rise on Thursday, as investors fret that France’s government is struggling to pass a federal budget after public protests gripped the country.

France’s bond market was hit with another bout of selling, with the difference between French and German 10-year borrowing costs – a metric for the risk premium attached to French debt – rising to its highest level in almost 15 years.

Continue reading...

© Photograph: Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Sanae Takaichi has done something few Japanese leaders manage. She’s reached her first anniversary in office more popular than her predecessors, and she looks well placed to keep the job. In a country that has burned through five prime ministers in a decade, this counts for a lot. Popularity, though, is only one of two […]

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The billionaire told Meta’s board that he planned to list his Silicon Valley home for sale. The company remade its stock structure to help him pay the tax if voters pass it.

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