
The French spread tightens after Moody's decision, Jean-Luc Mélenchon speaks about his funded retirement, and the project to create a French sovereign fund divides politicians on its feasibility.
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The maintenance of the French rating by Moody's influenced the bond markets. The question of the sovereign wealth fund is a recurring subject in the presidential debate.
Debt: the gap between French and German borrowing rates experienced its sharpest decline since 2020 on Monday
After the surprising maintenance of the French rating by the Moody's agency on Friday, the “spread” recorded its largest drop, of around 0.14 percentage points, since March 2020.
“I live very comfortably”: Mélenchon admits to having a good retirement thanks to capitalization without wanting to “recommend it to society”
If he judges capitalization to be too unequal and unstable, the rebellious candidate does not “complain” of the benefits that this system brings him as a former parliamentarian.
Attal, de Villepin, Le Pen… Create a French sovereign fund, an option that appeals to politicians but is difficult to implement
Providing the country with an investment fund intended in particular to finance reindustrialization and the development of future projects is almost unanimous among the presidential candidates. But the obstacles to carrying out this project are numerous.

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