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BUSINESS
BUSINESS © FRANCE 24



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France says the economic fallout from the Iran war has cost France at least 6 billion euros, as the government has rolled out support measures for businesses and households, increased defence spending and faced surging borrowing costs. To offset this while meeting its budget deficit target, officials say a freeze in some spending is necessary. Plus, Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s pick for the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, faced a grilling in the US Senate in a confirmation hearing.