Italy
Is another European debt crisis around the corner?
Budget standoff between the European Union and Italy’s populist government has reignited eurozone debt concerns
More Italian bond turmoil around corner, warn analysts
Italy’s government backtracked on spending plans after a negative reaction, but further EU clashes expected
Generali to sell majority stake in German life company
Italy’s Generali Group has agreed to sell a majority stake in Generali Leben to a German life insurance portfolio management company, in a deal that values the business at around €1bn (£882m, $1.17bn).
Investment | 11 Jun 18
Italian fiscal policy could see more hawkish ECB
Italian expansionary fiscal policy is more likely to inform European Central Bank policy than political threats to financial stability, with some investors raising concerns the central bank could soon switch to a more hawkish tone.
Europe bulls could eye UK on political shocks
UK equities could be a beneficiary of Spanish and Italian political turmoil, despite investors playing down existential risk to the European Union from the peripheral economies.