The UK’s high borrowing costs relative to those of France appears to reflect differences in monetary policy and its higher inflation rate, rather than greater fiscal concerns. As inflation in the UK is set to fall and the fiscal risk premium on French government bonds is set to rise, we suspect the gap will close.
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