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  "id": 16020514,
  "title": "France’s borrowing costs reach 24-year high as riots deepen budget worries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/frances-borrowing-costs-reach-24-year-high-as-riots-deepen-budget",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-22T08:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Business",
    "slug": "scmp-business",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3371724/frances-borrowing-costs-reach-24-year-high-riots-deepen-budget-worries"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "France’s 10-year borrowing cost topped 5 per cent again in early Paris trading on Thursday, a day after touching that level for the first time since 2002, as the country recovers from its worst urban riots in years and braces for more clashes to come. Analysts expected market pressure to persist in the near term amid uncertainties at home and abroad, but noted that the situation remained far from…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-10-22T01:38:38.000Z"
      },
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        "title": "Why Chinese pundits say France’s riots could reshape European politics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/why-chinese-pundits-say-frances-riots-could-reshape-european-politics",
        "published": "2026-10-22T04:00:42.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}