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Moody's holds France's credit rating steady despite budget and political uncertainty

Le Monde24 October 2026, 01:26 UTCFrance

Defying the forecasts of many economists, the American credit rating agency maintained France's sovereign debt rating at Aa3 on Friday, setting itself apart from the harsher assessments of France's creditworthiness by S&P and Fitch.

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