France's risk premium widens to 146 basis points as the 10-year bond hovers near 5%.

France's risk premium expanded to 146 basis points on Monday, driven by the country's 10-year bond yield approaching the 5% threshold. This metric, which measures the spread between the yield demanded on French ten-year bonds compared to the German benchmark 'bund', reached its widest gap since early October.

Separately, irregular border crossings into the European Union decreased by nearly a third during the first nine months of 2026 compared to the same timeframe in the previous year. The western Mediterranean route remained the sole exception to this downward trend across the bloc's external borders.