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Monday, 20 May 2013

A new star in Italian politics: "lo spread"

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Silvio Berlusconi has dismissed bond yields as a German conspiracy. His rant is wrong. High spreads hurt his own dire electoral chances by reminding Italians of his calamitous record. For once, euro zone policymakers and speculators find themselves curiously aligned.

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