The direct effect of the latest downgrade of France should be modest. But it threatens to deepen the political rift between France and Germany, making policies to tackle the euro-zone’s debt crisis more difficult to agree. And by increasing the pressure for austerity and reform at home, the downgrade could damage French economic activity in the coming quarters.
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