Poland’s Fiscal Woes in Focus After Tusk Ally Loses Election

The defeat of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s favored presidential candidate is shifting investor focus to the nation’s troubling public finances, amid growing concerns about political stability.

Fitch Ratings Inc. and S&P Global Ratings both warned on Wednesday that post-ballot politics may curb already-low appetite for reducing the fiscal deficit, which is set to top 6% of economic output for a second straight year.