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ECB Wary of Stepping Into French Bond Turmoil

Bloomberg8 October 2026, 15:15 UTCFrance

A sudden selloff of French bonds has stirred memories of the sovereign debt crisis that cascaded across Europe between 2009 and 2015. Attention is now turning to how the European Central Bank might respond. Virginie Maisonneuve, founder at Maisonneuve Global Advisors, discusses the global economic outlook and why the ECB is wary of the current French bond turmoil. (Source: Bloomberg)

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