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French bond yields hit 24-year high after unrest

French bond yields have topped 5%, their highest level since 2002, after widespread protests and violence over the weekend. It's a sign that investors are losing confidence in France's finances, as the government grapples with budget and debt problems.

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Both outlets frame the story around French bond yields topping 5% and reaching their highest level since 2002, with unrest and protests as the immediate context. CNBC emphasizes the fiscal squeeze and says France is under pressure to slash spending while trying to calm violent protests demanding more spending. France 24 similarly links the move to unrest, but its extract is the only one to explicitly say investors are losing confidence in France’s finances and to foreground budget and debt problems.

Written by Crossfiled from the 2 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.

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