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Where I don't follow Piketty is when he says that French leaders spend their time blaming Germany. I don't think that is perceptible, at least at the level of public discourse - where, on the contrary, any attempt to discuss German attitudes to debt is immediately branded as Germanophobia (or Montebourg Madness).
French and German borrowing rates reached new all-time lows on Tuesday amid fears over the prospect of Greece leaving the eurozone. As of 0830 GMT, France's 10-year debt hit 0.772 percent on the secondary market, while the German 10-year Bund fell to 0.484 percent. "Factors causing the recent risk-off mode are unlikely to fade rapidly," BNP Paribas analysts said in a note. "Greece and the question of QE (stimulus) are keeping bond markets nervous," it said, adding that the anxiety is likely to persist through January.
As of 0830 GMT, France's 10-year debt hit 0.772 percent on the secondary market, while the German 10-year Bund fell to 0.484 percent.
"Factors causing the recent risk-off mode are unlikely to fade rapidly," BNP Paribas analysts said in a note.
"Greece and the question of QE (stimulus) are keeping bond markets nervous," it said, adding that the anxiety is likely to persist through January.
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