Possible scenario
Political Gridlock Deepens
30% Chance
France's hung parliament prevents a clean fiscal adjustment, keeping investors focused on refinancing risk and rating-agency pressure. The most likely stress path is not an immediate default scare, but a rolling political crisis that pushes OAT risk premia higher.
Initial impacts
- Riskier companies' borrowing costs Up
- Market volatility Up
- 10-year Treasury yield Down
- US dollar Up
Secondary impacts
- Finance -2.7%
- Industrials -1.9%
- Utilities
Portfolio impact
S&P 500-1.9%
Each figure is the modeled move of the S&P 500 if the outcome occurs. For information only. Not investment advice.
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