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The Money Problem Fueling France’s Riots
Investing and the economy

The Money Problem Fueling France’s Riots

The Journal. 23.10.2026 19 min

This past weekend, mayhem broke out alongside peaceful demonstrations in France. What started as a protest over school resources spiralled into anger over potential big cuts to social services. For years the country had a high appetite for borrowed money taken out at low interest rates. But today France is facing a fiscal reckoning as more than $1 trillion of…

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