Franklin Templeton sees risk of euro debt crisis worse than 2012

MoneywebAlice Atkins and Greg Ritchie, Bloomberg · 21 October 2026 at 07:43

France’s 10-year borrowing premium over Germany has climbed above 1.5 percentage points for the first time since January 2012, reviving concerns about euro-area debt contagion.
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