French Economy Unexpectedly Contracts as Debt Worries Mount WSJ.com: World News By: Ed Frankl 30 October 2026 at 11:31 France’s economy contracted in the third quarter of the year, deepening concerns over the government’s debt load amid enduring political paralysis. © Simon Wohlfahrt/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
French Economy Shrinks as Debt Worries Mount WSJ.com: World News By: Ed Frankl 30 October 2026 at 10:04 France’s economy contracted in the third quarter of the year, deepening concerns over the government’s debt load amid enduring political paralysis. © Simon Wohlfahrt/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesFrance's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu gestures during a session of questions to the government at The National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament in Paris on October 27, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images)