Cut comes as Italy lodged in row with Brussels over budget plans

Spread over German Bunds hits widest level since early 2013

Value of Italian bonds out on loan — a proxy for short selling — hits four-month high

Finance minister concerned by borrowing costs but says coalition will stick to plans

As the sell-off in the nation’s bonds quickens, key indicators are being scrutinised

Indicator of eurozone political stress suggests investors calm about bloc’s future

The asset class might be far from mainstream but the disclosure they promote is taking root

External debt payments at highest level since 2001 as capital market activity grows

Eurozone investors cut net holdings of US debt securities for first time in 4 years, data show

Even a muted clash between Italy and Brussels will force some to sit on the sidelines

Country will become only the eighth to join the sustainable finance market

Remainers would like jitters, Leavers exuberance — investors refuse to play along

Italian budget fallout, trade tensions and key UK meeting bring politics to the fore

Questions grow about whether decoupling of Wall Street and other markets can continue

Latest step in replacing scandal-hit Libor benchmark also achieves tightest pricing

Bonds volatile as coalition presses to include election pledges in budget targets