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Italy auction strong despite electoral woes
A good auction saw all €6.5bn of bonds sell. The costs of Italian political uncertainty have been translated into higher borrowing costs, as the 10-yr 4.5 per cent bond sells at 4.83 per cent, when the same bond sold for 4.17% on Jan 30.
Given the circumstances, a good auction and it looks like Italian risk is considered to have fallen.