Italy
17:30 :
Spectre of forced selling haunts rallying Italy debt -
LONDON (Reuters) - Italy's bonds have made sizzling returns this year but fears the country will lose its investment-grade status are putting off long-term investors whose support Rome needs to tackle a mountain of refinancing and ease worries about ...
20:18 :
Italy relaxes rules on banks' debt buybacks-BOI -
MILAN, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The Bank of Italy has changed rules on banks' debt buybacks, making it easier for domestic lenders to repurchase their own hybrid bonds, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
01:08 :
UK cuts exposure to euro laggards by £32bn -
Britain's banks slashed $50bn (£32bn) from their exposure to
France, Italy and
Spain during the summer as financial institutions ran scared from Europe's debt crisis, according to the Bank for International Settlements ...
13:59 :
Italy yields fall at bonds sale -
Italy's longer-term borrowing costs fell to their lowest since October at a bond sale today seen as a test of the country's ability to raise the funds it needs to meet this year's heavy refinancing schedule.
20:18 :
Credit ratings cut for Italy, Spain -
Fitch Ratings has cut the credit ratings of Italy,
Spain and three other euro zone countries, while Ireland's BBB-plus rating is maintained, albeit with a negative outlook.
12:02 :
Italy gets away €5bn two-year bonds at lower cost -
ITALY'S borrowing costs dropped sharply as it sold the maximum amount of €5bn at an auction of short-term debt yesterday, helping drive down yields on its longer-dated bonds ahead of next week's crucial sale of five- and 10-year bonds.
08:46 :
Eurozone crisis live: Greece inches towards deal with creditors -
Negotiations between Athens government and the International Institute of Finance will resume today, as they edge towards a debt restructuring deal8.26am: Here's a run-down of some of today's events:• Italy to auction €11bn of short-term ...
15:50 :
Confrontation grows between Italy captain and ship group -
GIGLIO, Italy, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The captain of the cruise liner that capsized off Italy's coast has told prosecutors the vessel's operators, Costa Cruises, instructed him to perform a manoeuvre that brought it too close to shore, according ...
18:44 :
Italy wants EU bailout fund doubled - German magazine -
BERLIN (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti wants the lending capacity of
the euro zone's permanent rescue fund to be doubled to one trillion euros ($1.29 trillion), German magazine Der Spiegel wrote on Saturday, without citing ...
19:37 :
Italy freezes TV frequency contest for 3 months-minister -
ROME, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Italian government has decided to suspend the so-called "beauty contest" to award new digital television frequencies to see how they can be best put to use, Industry Minister Corrado Passera said on Friday.
18:23 :
Italy cabinet approves deregulation decree -
ROME, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Italy's cabinet on Friday approved legislation to deregulate some service sectors and professions in an effort to increase competition and boost economic growth, Cabinet Undersecretary Antonio Catricala said.
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