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ECB Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said France must address its financial issues, according to a First Squawk post on X. The remark from the Bundesbank president puts French fiscal policy under renewed scrutiny from a top eurozone central banker. It matters because persistent budget gaps in the eurozone's second-largest economy could complicate ECB policymaking and widen spreads on French debt. Watch for follow-up comments from Nagel and other ECB officials, along with French bond spreads and any government response on budget consolidation.

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