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Rating Agencies Doubt France's Target To Cut Massive Debt
Two major ratings agencies left their assessment of France's huge debt pile unchanged Friday, but cast doubt on the government's debt reduction target.Moody's maintained France's sovereign rating at "Aa2" with a stable outlook. Fitch, which downgraded its rating for France last year, left it unchanged at "AA-" with a stable outlook.France's public deficit widened to 5.5 percent of GDP in 2023, overshooting the government's 4.9 percent target. And with the debt stock equal to 110.6 percent of...
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WATCH LIVE: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gives press briefing
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will speak with reporters at 1:30 p.m. in Washington as Vice President Kamala Harris heads to Atlanta to tout the president’s economic agenda. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Democrats are facing internal divisions over how to respond to campus protests morphing from shows of solidarity […]
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China anti-doping agency says will ‘actively cooperate’ with World Anti-Doping Agency audit
China’s anti-doping agency said Friday it will cooperate with a compliance audit ordered by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) involving a case where 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a prescription heart drug. “CHINADA will actively cooperate with the coming audit by WADA, and provide assistance where needed,” the China Anti-Doping Agency said in a […]