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2026-11-02 17:52:27
[France's Rating Outlook Downgraded, Institutions Say Euro Rebound Limited] ⑴ ING stated that Fitch conducted an unplanned review of French sovereign debt on Friday evening, revising the outlook from stable to negative and committing to review the rating again by the end of February next year. France's current rating is A+. ⑵ The institution noted that the reasons for the outlook revision are already familiar, with the core issue being the government's failure to improve public finances amid weak growth. ⑶ The institution stated that it will observe whether this unplanned move puts significant pressure on the yield spread between French and German government bonds today, and believes that this news limits the euro's rebound against the dollar due to weaker energy prices. ⑷ The institution suspects that if the euro rises to the 1.1200-1.1250 area against the dollar, more sellers will emerge, and this news should also put pressure on the euro against the Swiss franc, moving it closer to Friday's low of 0.9180-0.9185.
