Euro: France fiscal risks to have limited drag – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman’s Elias Haddad reports EUR/USD has stabilized after dropping to its lowest level since May 2025, as widening France-Germany yield spreads highlight growing French fiscal concerns. BBH expects France’s 2027 budget to largely roll over 2026, potentially pushing the deficit higher, but stresses these issues remain country-specific with contained periphery spreads, limiting systemic drag on the Euro.

France spread widening weighs on euro

"EUR/USD steadied after falling yesterday to 1.1312, its lowest level since May 2025."

"France’s 10-year bond yield premium over Germany widened to 120bps, the highest since 2012."

"France’s debt agency flagged yesterday that total financing requirement for 2027 will stand at a record €339.7bn, up €28bn from 2026, assuming a public deficit target of 5.0% of GDP."

"Regardless, France’s worsening fiscal credibility remains country-specific and not systemic as Eurozone periphery bond yields spreads to Germany are contained, limiting the drag on EUR."

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