Germany, France Face Differing Financial Futures Amid Planned Defense Spending Boosts

France is already increasing its military spending by 3 billion euros annually and has one of the largest budget deficits in the European Union.
Germany, France Face Differing Financial Futures Amid Planned Defense Spending Boosts
A German Bundeswehr armed forces recruit takes position during a drill at a military training area in Viereck, Germany, on Aug. 8, 2018. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch
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Germany’s borrowing costs surged on Wednesday, marking its largest increase in the last 17 years, as investors backed a new deal to fund defense and infrastructure investments.

Yields on German government 10-year bonds, known as Bunds, surged 0.21 percentage points to 2.69 percent, its biggest one-day move since 2008. Thirty-year Bunds also rose to 3.07 percent, the biggest increase since October 1998.

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