Economics
The ECB’s New Bond Tool May Be Tested Sooner Than Expected
- Political turmoil is widening Italy’s bond spread over Germany
- Crisis raises questions about when to use tool, conditionality
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The European Central Bank’s new tool to counter unwarranted jumps in euro-area borrowing costs may be tested sooner than expected as fresh political uncertainty engulfs Italy.