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French stocks fall to one-month low amid budget fears

8/27/2026

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MEDEF hosted a debate with Marine Le Pen, Jean-Luc Mélenchon and other candidates on public finances.
Le Pen pledged to restore France’s public finances and told entrepreneurs the National Rally proposals cause no alarm.
Blue-chip French stocks fell to a one-month low as budget and political worries intensified.
OpinionWay poll for MEDEF found 82% of French business owners are pessimistic about the outlook.

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Story summary

MEDEF hosted a debate with Marine Le Pen, Jean-Luc Mélenchon and other candidates on public finances.
Le Pen pledged to restore France’s public finances and told entrepreneurs the National Rally proposals cause no alarm.
Blue-chip French stocks fell to a one-month low as budget and political worries intensified.
OpinionWay poll for MEDEF found 82% of French business owners are pessimistic about the outlook.