The main reason put forward by the rating agency Fitch when it reduced France's rating from AA- to A+, was the country's political instability at a time when it was facing a deterioration in its public finances. The very alarmist speeches of the previous government, probably made to get unpopular measures accepted, could not leave the agency indifferent. But the A+ rating remains a good level and the financial markets have understood this since the CAC 40 ended up 0.9% today and the Agence France-Trésor issued nearly 8 billion euros of Treasury Bills (BTF) without difficulty ...