We think the selloff in French OATs has further to run over the coming year and spreads could conceivably rise much further, perhaps to around 200bp, given that attempts to put France’s public finances on a more sustainable appear half-hearted. And even after next year’s elections, things could get worse if a Le Pen-led government does not back away from some of its more costly policy proposals.
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