Italian bond spread shoots up by 20 points
Political uncertainty seen as factor
04 February, 16:20
(ANSA) - Rome, February 4 - The spread between 10-year
Italian bonds and the German benchmark shot up by 20 basis point
to reach 282 on Monday with a yield of 4.45%.The spread is a key measure of Italy's borrowing costs and of investor confidence.
Some analysts attributed Monday's jump to concerns about what Italy's political situation will be after the February 24-25 general election.
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