French Bond Yields Jump as Spread Over German Debt Widens
French yields rose sharply while U.S. and German yields fell, taking the 10-year French-German spread to its widest since 2011.
By Emese BarthaYields on French government bonds rose sharply on Thursday just as those of their U.S. and German peers fell, taking the spread between 10-year French and German yields to its widest since 2011.Concerns about whether France's fractured parliament will agree to a budget aimed at reduc…