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Exactly what salacious piece of information was made available to the markets about the Italian government's ability to repay debt in the past 24 hours that justified this increase in the cost of borrowing? Surely the markets base their rates on ability and not hearsay or indeed is this a prime example of fear fuelling fear?
If the later the UK need better look out while a vast mountain of debt remains we'll have little control if the spotlight chooses to fall on us.
Exactly what salacious piece of information was made available to the markets about the Italian government's ability to repay debt in the past 24 hours that justified this increase in the cost of borrowing? Surely the markets base their rates on ability and not hearsay or indeed is this a prime example of fear fuelling fear?
If the later the UK need better look out while a vast mountain of debt remains we'll have little control if the spotlight chooses to fall on us.
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