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Fortune
Jason Ma

The French are rioting as inflation hits 3.4% while wage growth and GDP remain stagnant. It’s higher in Trump’s America

(Credit: Gauthier Bedrignans/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty Images)

Mass protests and rioting swept France over the weekend as the eurozone’s second-largest economy grapples with stagflation.

The unrest began last month, when students took to the streets to decry the lack of investment in education, highlighting run-down classrooms, missing teachers, and buildings that aren’t equipped for rising temperatures.

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