Italy pulls off debt success after tricky start
Italy navigated a difficult auction with aplomb on Thursday to round off what threatened to be a disastrous week for the sovereign. It placed its maximum target of €5bn of five year and 10 year bonds. Although yields rose more than 40bp compared to the previous sales of the tenors a month ago and hit their highest level since March, they were still lower than expected, according to analysts.
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