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Biggest one-day fall in 2-year Treasury bill yield so far this year after release of minutes
Illiquid, opaque asset class meets ultra-liquid structure with constant liquidity. What could go wrong?
Historic debt forgiveness programme ‘has failed’, says rating agency S&P
Listing of industrial robot maker FII has been designed not to upset secondary market
Bond prices resume their downward path and bank stocks sell off
Bond yields rising amid equities decline, FTSE MIB down 2 per cent on the day
Market has strong domestic ownership and refinancing risk is low
Investor optimism fades as the yield curve flattens and monetary policies tighten
Bank ‘a hot potato’ as populists policies risk raising the cost of funding for lenders
Political change is more unnerving than the country’s economy
Minor reversal comes after large drop on Monday as populists prepare to rule
As market grows so do concerns about credit quality and lender protections
Negative returns reflect rising interest rates and issuance by weaker borrowers
Heavy trading as populist parties recommend little-known academic as PM
Five Star and League prepare for government as investors brace for turbulence
Fiscal loosening risks triggering “destabilising” reaction from markets
Pressure keeps on building while central bank stands aside
Global association fears derivatives market ill-prepared for end of lending benchmark
The policy-sensitive two-year note has priced in a more active central bank for 2018
Italian politics and the euro, EM sell-off and US yields’ impact on Europe also in focus
Italian politics
Sovereign bonds
