Moody’s(US:MCO) Xin Hua She·2025-10-25 03:11Group 1 - Moody's has maintained France's sovereign credit rating at Aa3 but downgraded the outlook from "stable" to "negative" [1] - Moody's is the third major international rating agency to adjust France's sovereign credit rating, following Fitch and Standard & Poor's, which downgraded France to "A+" with a "stable" outlook [1] - The downgrade reflects concerns over weakened institutional and governance capabilities in France, as well as risks of regression in structural reforms [1] Group 2 - The French Minister of Economy and Finance, Roland Lescure, stated that Moody's decision underscores the necessity for France to reach a compromise on its budget [1] - The government aims to achieve a fiscal deficit of 5.4% of GDP by 2025 and to reduce the deficit ratio to below 3% of GDP by 2029 [1] - The IMF report indicates that without policy adjustments, France's fiscal deficit rate is expected to widen to 5.8% in 2026, further increasing to 6.2% in 2027 and 2028, and stabilizing around 6.3% in 2029 and 2030 [1]