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Watch out for the spread: data on the rise, but remains below 180 points

At the start, the differential between the yield on Italian and German ten-year bonds had jumped close to 190, only to settle below 180 points mid-morning, at 174 basis points.

Watch out for the spread: data on the rise, but remains below 180 points

The yield of the ten-year BTP dates back. At the opening this morning, the spread between the rate of ten-year Italian and German bonds shot up close to 190, only to settle below 180 points in mid-morning, at 174 basis points.

Yesterday in the early hours of the day, the yield had reached an all-time low of 2,89%, but then - thanks to the black day on the stock market - it jumped up to 3,10% in the afternoon, consequently leading the Btp-Bund spread to rise above share 180 points. 

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