Italian OBGs steady despite Moody’s downgrade
Traders reported muted flows in the secondary market on Wednesday ahead of Thursday’s ECB meeting, amid intense speculation that another round of covered bond purchasing could be announced. Italian bonds have reacted remarkably stoically to the republic’s triple notch downgrade — although this might be due to the absence of bids for second tier institutions.
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