Italian Yields Decline as Investors Shrug Off Political Crisis
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Italian borrowing costs dropped at an auction of 7.17 billion euros ($9.38 billion) of bonds today as investors shrug off risks tied to the country’s political crisis.
Italy sold 4 billion euros of a new 2.25% 2016 bond at 2.29 percent, down from the 2.48 percent on similar maturing debt March 13. Investors bid 1.40 times the amount of the new three-year bond offered, up from 1.28 times last month.