(Finance) – Today’s session closes up again for the BTP / Bund spread after the jump recorded last Thursday in the wake of the words of ECB president, Christine Lagarde which fueled expectations for an upward adjustment in interest rates, already this year, faster than expected.
At the end of the day, the yield differential between the ten-year benchmark BTP and the German BTP, equal to maturity, stood at 156 points, after having exceeded the threshold of 160 points during the session.
The yield of the ten-year benchmark BTP also increased, reaching a last position at 1.81% from 1.76% at the previous end.
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