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“France could be on the precipice of a financial crisis, as escalating student protests roiled an already shaky bond market.”

“The government is under pressure to try to narrow a ballooning budget deficit as investor concerns about France’s growing debt pile, weak growth and reluctance to rein in spending push bond yields higher.”

“The protests have piled pressure on a government trying to narrow a ballooning budget deficit as investor concerns about France’s growing debt pile, weak growth and reluctance to rein in spending push bond yields higher.”

“The latest agitation came as the centrist government launched a debate in Parliament on a cost-cutting budget, facing fierce opposition from the left and right, while France’s worsening debt has spooked the bond market.”