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  "id": 11399405,
  "title": "Hedge funds up euro short bets as amid elevated French fiscal risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/hedge-funds-up-euro-short-bets-as-amid-elevated-french-fiscal-risks",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T08:26:00.000Z",
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    "name": "Hedgeweek",
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    "url": "https://hedgeweek.com/news/hedge-funds-up-euro-short-bets-as-amid-elevated-french-fiscal-risks"
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  "summary": "Hedge funds are increasing their use of options to position for further weakness in the euro against the US dollar as political uncertainty and fiscal pressures in France weigh on the common currency, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites data from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation as showing that large options trades betting on a decline in the euro outnumbered those…",
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