Watch out for the spread: below 300bps again

April 17, 2013, 7:20 pm | di FIRSTonline editorial team | 0

The Btp-Bund spread falls below the threshold of 300 basis points again: it reaches 296, then settles just above 300.

Watch out for the spread: below 300bps again

It still falls below the threshold of 300 basis points lo spread Btp-Bund: it happened last week, and still today when the markets opened, the differential between Italian and German government bonds reached 296, with a coupon of 4,25%, only to settle down at around 300 basis points ( started from 303 at yesterday's close). The differential between the Spanish Bonos and the Bund is instead equal to 343 points, with a yield of 4,71%.

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