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Fitch keeps Israel’s rating, warns negative outlook risks

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC · How we work

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Fitch Holds Rating

Fitch Ratings keeps Israel's credit rating unchanged and places it on a negative outlook.
Fitch warns the October 27 election may produce a caretaker government because no clear majority.
Fitch projects the 2026 deficit at 7.5% of GDP.
Fitch projects public debt reaching 70.3% of GDP in 2026.
Fitch identifies defense spending as the main driver of the widening deficit and debt growth.

Summary

France Proposes Savings

France proposes €43 billion in new savings for the 2027 budget, 1.4% of GDP.
The plan freezes public-sector wages and caps pension inflation adjustments above €1,260 monthly.
Fitch warns public tolerance for prolonged fiscal restraint may be limited before the April 2027 presidential election.
The 10-year French bond yield neared 5% in October, widening the gap with German bonds by about 140 basis points.

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Historical Context

The 2010 Greek crisis, triggered by the Great Recession and a 15.4 % primary deficit in 2009, led Fitch to downgrade Greece in April 2010 as the 10-year yield spread hit 300 bps and debt rose to 146 % of GDP. The EU-IMF “Troika” bailout of €110 billion in May showed how deficits prompt rating cuts, a pattern now echoed in Fitch’s warnings on Israel and France.

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Fitch Holds Rating

Fitch Ratings keeps Israel's credit rating unchanged and places it on a negative outlook.
Fitch warns the October 27 election may produce a caretaker government because no clear majority.
Fitch projects the 2026 deficit at 7.5% of GDP.
Fitch projects public debt reaching 70.3% of GDP in 2026.
Fitch identifies defense spending as the main driver of the widening deficit and debt growth.

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