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  "title": "Rating agency Fitch hits France with surprise outlook downgrade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/rating-agency-fitch-hits-france-with-surprise-outlook-downgrade",
  "topic": "finance",
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  "published": "2026-10-31T09:36:34.000Z",
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  "summary": "Move comes hours after data showed an unexpected contraction in third-quarter economic output",
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        "outlet": "WSJ Markets",
        "title": "Fitch Lowers France’s Outlook to Negative From Stable",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/fitch-lowers-frances-outlook-to-negative-from-stable",
        "published": "2026-10-30T21:54:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Fitch revises France’s outlook to ’negative’ on worsening debt dynamics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/fitch-revises-frances-outlook-to-negative-on-worsening-debt-dynamics",
        "published": "2026-10-30T22:24:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "France gets budget warning as Fitch turns negative on rating",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/france-gets-budget-warning-as-fitch-turns-negative-on-rating",
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        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "France's credit outlook splits rating agencies: Fitch turns negative, Moody’s stays stable, bond risk sees biggest drop",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/frances-credit-outlook-splits-rating-agencies-fitch-turns-negative",
        "published": "2026-10-31T02:18:16.000Z"
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