https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-doom-loop-threatens-france-as-populism-confronts-marketsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-doom-loop-threatens-france-as-populism-confronts-marketshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-doom-loop-threatens-france-as-populism-confronts-markets#u153692Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:32:17 +0000France faces a deepening political and financial crisis as violent unrest, looting, and arson combine with mounting national debt to trigger a debt-fueled doom loop. Paris-listed stocks, bonds, and the euro have fallen sharply in volatile trading. French 10-year government bond yields surged to five percent for the first time since 2002, briefly overtaking United States borrowing costs amid budget uncertainty and rising protests over living costs. Economists and market analysts warn that the severe clash between disgruntled citizens, populist pressures, and wary bond investors poses profound c