Europe: French debt worries drive euro to 17-month low
Currency drops, elections called, and protests spread across the continent.
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What happened
The euro fell to a 17-month low as French debt concerns and US yields boosted the dollar. 1 Spain's Prime Minister called snap elections for November 29 after parliament rejected housing decrees. 23 France faces nationwide demonstrations as unions join student protests over school conditions. 1113 German lawmakers are set to elect a far-right statehouse speaker for the first time since 1945. 9
Why it matters
French fiscal pressures and German industrial weakness compound eurozone economic fragility. 119 The far-right's institutional breakthrough in Germany marks a historic shift with implications for migrants and EU politics. 910
What to watch
Tuesday's German statehouse vote and French protests could escalate domestic tensions across the region. 91113
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