France & Spain: same budget impasse, diverging debt
Governments in France and Spain are both struggling to get 2026 budgets through parliament and significant fiscal consolidation is unlikely in either country. But while France’s debt ratio will trend up in the coming years, Spain’s looks set to decline further thanks to strong economic growth. Next week, we expect both the Riksbank and Norges bank to keep their policy rates unchanged.
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