Although the 10-year government bond yield in Italy has already climbed by about 60bp since plans were announced for an EU-defying budget deficit, we think that it will rise by a similar amount between now and the end of next year. If so, the stock market in Italy will probably also continue to underperform, given a comparatively large weighting of the financial sector with still-sizeable holdings of BTPs.
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