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Could France trigger another Eurozone debt crisis?

Soaring French borrowing costs and deep political divisions are fueling fears that trouble in Paris could spread to the countries sharing the euro; the landlord jokes write themselves.

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on Wake Up, America
Published 5:54 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by Al Jazeera: “Could France trigger another Eurozone debt crisis?”
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:54 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
Topics: France.

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Al JazeeraCould France trigger another Eurozone debt crisis?

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFrance's borrowing costs are climbing, its politicians can't agree on a plan, and Al Jazeera reports that fear is spreading about a wider debt crisis across the Eurozone.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe worry is that when one big economy struggles to pay its bills, the countries sharing its currency feel it too, and that can reach the prices people pay at home.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA country that can't afford its bills and a government that can't agree. It's a flatshare, Hank, with a baguette budget.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEveryone's on the lease.