Markets increasingly sensitive to European election risks
Yields of French and Dutch sovereign bonds are rising amid uncertainty over looming election outcomes
London
THE weakness of the euro and rising yields of French and Dutch sovereign bonds illustrate that markets are becoming increasingly uncertain about the nations' coming elections.
The euro, which has slid by 24 per cent against the US dollar and by 14 per cent against the Singapore dollar in the past two years, has recently experienced a small revival, but remains depressed.
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