周二，衡量法国国债风险的一个指标突破了一个关键水平，凸显出该国政府在努力控制预算赤字和化解生活成本抗议活动之际所面临的挑战。
A measure of French bond risk breached a key level on Tuesday, underscoring the challenges facing the government as it struggles to tame the budget deficit and defuse cost-of-living protests.
投资者要求持有法国10年期国债而放弃较安全的德国债券所需的额外收益率上升了2个基点，达到150个基点。这是一个备受关注的水平，上一次出现是在10月5日。随着政治和财政压力的加剧，该利差在本月早些时候曾触及159个基点的峰值，促使许多投资者清仓了该国的债务。
The extra yield investors demand to hold French 10-year bonds over safer German debt rose two basis points to 150 basis points, a closely watched level that was last seen on Oct. 5. The spread hit a peak of 159 basis points earlier this month as political and fiscal pressures intensified, prompting many investors to liquidate their positions in the nation’s debt.
随着公众对物价上涨的愤怒蔓延到街头，周末一波针对公共建筑、商店和餐馆的袭击震撼了法国。但超过该国国内生产总值的债务负担以及欧元区最大的预算赤字之一意味着，政府无法通过简单地增加支出让选民满意。
A wave of attacks on public buildings, shops and restaurants rocked France over the weekend as public fury over climbing prices spilled onto the streets. But a debt burden that exceeds the nation’s gross domestic product and one of the biggest budget deficits in the euro area mean the government can’t simply increase spending to keep voters happy.