RPT-ANALYSIS-French election worries rekindle market memories of UK budget rout Repeats June 14 story for wider distribution, no change to text Bond markets spooked by snap French vote French/German yield gap set for biggest weekly jump since 2011 Spending plans stoke comparison with UK's 2022 budget crisis By Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe June 14 (Reuters) - As the far right and leftist parties gain momentum ahead of France's surprise parliamentary election, pressuring President Emmanuel M

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ANALYSIS-French election worries rekindle market memories of UK budget rout Bond markets spooked by snap French vote French/German yield gap set for biggest weekly jump since 2011 Spending plans stoke comparison with UK's 2022 budget crisis By Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe June 14 (Reuters) - As the far right and leftist parties gain momentum ahead of France's surprise parliamentary election, pressuring President Emmanuel Macron's centrist administration, investors are starting to contempla

UPDATE 1-ECB's Lagarde dodges question about French market turmoil Adds detail and context in paragraphs 2-3, 6-10 DUBROVNIK, Croatia, June 14 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde largely dodged a question about turmoil in French financial markets on Friday, merely saying the ECB would deliver on its inflation target. French markets endured another brutal sell-off on Friday as investors cut their positions ahead of a snap election that might give a majority to the far ri

GRAPHIC-How Macron's election gamble sowed panic in French markets By Alun John and Harry Robertson June 14 (Reuters) - French stocks and the euro have tumbled this week as political uncertainty in France and the possibility of a far-right-dominated parliament spook investors, while the gap between French and German government borrowing costs has soared.