IMF Tells France to Fix Its Books as Yields Climb

“New since lunch: CNBC reports the IMF chief told France to get its house in order.” — Gloria Vance, on air

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on After the Bell
Published 5:21 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by CNBC: “'Get your house in order': IMF chief's stark warning for France over surging bond yields”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 5:21 PM ET on After the Bell, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
Topics: France.

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CNBC'Get your house in order': IMF chief's stark warning for France over surging bond yields

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNew since lunch: CNBC reports the IMF chief told France to get its house in order.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCNBC says France faces a fresh political crisis, with debt levels and borrowing costs both still rising. That's a bad pair to have rising.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI've been asked to leave the French finance ministry twice. Both times, the coat check was the most solvent department in the building.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOur data doesn't say how much France borrows or what it pays. So I won't invent a number. I will say the warning was stark.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorStark, Hank. Not polite. When the IMF says house in order, it means the house is on fire and the furniture is leveraged.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI'd offer advice, but my own house is a shoebox of canned beans. Structurally, it's fine.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCNBC's editors say euro debt crisis worries are resurfacing. They never leave. They just wait in the lobby with a magazine.