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Eurozone gains lift euro above 17-month low

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Eurozone markets lifted the euro above its 17-month low as French bond yields fell.
The euro rose 0.28% to $1.1252, its biggest daily gain since September 3.
France’s 10-year government bond yield dropped 8 basis points to 4.7824%.
The spread between French and German yields narrowed to about 145.5 basis points from roughly 150.
Crude prices fell after Saudi-backed Yemeni forces retook territory near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

History

Historical Context

In 2011, the European sovereign-debt crisis drove the euro to a 17-month low near $0.71 and widened French-German 10-year spreads to roughly 300 basis points. The European Central Bank cut its main refinancing rate by 0.5 percentage points in July 2011, while France’s 10-year yield peaked at 5.2 %. Today's 0.28 % euro rise to $1.1252 and spread contraction to 145.5 basis points echo as French 10-year yields fell 8 bps and Yemeni forces secured Bab el-Mandeb. The 2011 crisis showed that coordinated ECB policy and sovereign fiscal reforms can restore confidence, implying similar stabilization may continue if political risks stay contained.

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Story summary

Eurozone markets lifted the euro above its 17-month low as French bond yields fell.
The euro rose 0.28% to $1.1252, its biggest daily gain since September 3.
France’s 10-year government bond yield dropped 8 basis points to 4.7824%.
The spread between French and German yields narrowed to about 145.5 basis points from roughly 150.
Crude prices fell after Saudi-backed Yemeni forces retook territory near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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