Threat of President Le Pen Sends French Bond Yields to 2015 High
- Borrowing costs jump as far-right candidate nears Macron
- End of ECB bond-buying, rate-hike prospects add to risks
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The prospect of a Marine Le Pen presidency is spooking investors in the French bond market as the far-right candidate closes in on incumbent Emmanuel Macron ahead of Sunday’s election.