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  "title": "Fitch downgrades France's economic outlook from stable to negative",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/fitch-downgrades-frances-economic-outlook-from-stable-to-negative",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T15:12:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local France",
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    "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20261031/fitch-downgrades-frances-economic-outlook-from-stable-to-negative"
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  "summary": "The Fitch ratings agency on Friday maintained France's credit rating at A+ but downgraded its outlook from \"stable\" to \"negative\" as it raised new concerns over the cost of paying for the country's debt mountain.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Fitch downgrades France’s economic outlook from stable to negative",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/fitch-downgrades-frances-economic-outlook-from-stable-to-negative",
        "published": "2026-10-30T23:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde Economie",
        "title": "Fitch agency maintains France's sovereign debt rating but downgrades its outlook",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/lagence-fitch-maintient-la-note-de-la-dette-souveraine-de-la-france",
        "published": "2026-10-30T23:19:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Can France survive its debt? Fitch issues major warning to the EU’s second-largest economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/can-france-survive-its-debt-fitch-issues-major-warning-to-the-eus",
        "published": "2026-10-31T01:32:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "France aims for 'responsible' 2027 budget as Fitch downgrades outlook",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/france-aims-for-responsible-2027-budget-as-fitch-downgrades-outlook",
        "published": "2026-10-31T06:27:11.000Z"
      }
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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."
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