UPDATE 3-Italy’s bonds, stocks tumble as eurosceptics to head key parliament committees

[ad_1] By Abhinav Ramnarayan, Danilo Masoni * Eurosceptics Borghi, Bagnai to lead key committees * Italian bond yields jump, stocks down almost 2 pct * Euro briefly falls to lowest…

French economy on course for 9% slump this year – INSEE

[ad_1] PARIS, Dec 2 (Reuters) – The French economy is set to contract about 9% this year as a year-end lockdown-induced slump offsets a stronger than expected rebound from a…

Italian bond yields jump after industrial orders drop

[ad_1] LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Italian government bond yields rose 5-6 basis points across the board on Tuesday after data showed industrial orders in the euro zone’s third largest…

Italian PM threatens to quit, tells coalition to end feud

[ad_1] By Giuseppe Fonte, Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte threatened on Monday to resign, telling his two coalition partners to end their constant feuding or…

Italy’s Target2 debt hits new record high, ECB’s funding to banks rises

[ad_1] MILAN, July 7 (Reuters) – Italy’s liabilities towards other euro zone central banks hit a new all-time high in June, as the country’s lenders rushed to borrow from the…

Bus full of children set alight by angry driver in Italy

[ad_1] MILAN, March 20 (Reuters) – A bus full of school children was set on fire by its driver in the outskirts of Milan on Wednesday in an apparent protest…

Nexi’s private equity owners sell 8.8% stake at 14.2 euros/share

[ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – Mercury UK, a vehicle of private equity firms that hold a controlling stake in Nexi NEXII.MI, has placed an 8.8% stake in the Italian payments group…

DIARY-Top Economic Events to May 30

[ad_1] April 3 (Reuters) – For other diaries, please see: Top Economic Events Emerging Markets Economic Events Government Debt Auctions Political and General News U.S. Federal Reserve Today in Washington…

EU takes legal action against ‘golden passport’ schemes in Cyprus, Malta

[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday it was launching legal action against Cyprus and Malta over their investor citizenship programmes, also known as “golden passport”…

Credit Agricole Italy head says bid for Creval is ‘fair’ – paper

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A Credit Agricole logo is seen outside a bank office in Vertou near Nantes, France, February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe MILAN (Reuters) – A cash takeover offer…