Geopolitics

Is France’s Sovereign Debt Heading Towards ’Junk’ Territory? - Investing.com

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France's debt-to-GDP ratio sits at 112%, trending toward 115% — a level that would put it among the eurozone's worst fiscal positions while lacking the monetary sovereignty to devalue its way out. The junk threshold isn't a metaphor; it's the point at which pension funds are forced to divest and refinancing costs spiral. With 10-year Treasuries now at 5.28%, French OATs are repricing into a world where fiscal profligacy finally has consequences.

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Sri Lanka's Economic Recovery Underscores the Geopolitics of Debt - IR Insider

India’s Oil Buyers Squeezed by $123 Crude and Weak Rupee

The Indian crude basket hit $123.29 per barrel last week, approaching levels recorded in March 2012, and adding 86% to the price Indian oil marketing companies pay, local media have reported, also noting the effect of a cheaper rupee. Since Indian companies pay for the oil they buy from abroad in U.

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Lula faces a fiscal reckoning after Brazil’s market rout

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Sri Lanka's Economic Recovery Underscores the Geopolitics of Debt - IR Insider

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