How Strategists and Investors See Coronavirus Playing Out

Economists and investment strategists are pretty much in line with respect to intensifying Coronavirus risks over the short term, with however less uniformity of view in terms of the medium term ramifications for the global economy. Source: Bloomberg via GARP (Bloomberg) — A raft of new coronavirus cases in numerous countries outside China over the…

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Italy Debt Chief Says Foreign Funds Returning to Nation’s Debt

Foreign Investors Return to Italian Bond Market as the Country’s Risk Premium Reduces Further from Last Year’s Highs Source: Bloomberg Italy is attracting foreign investors to buy its bonds as the new government’s more conciliatory stance toward the European Union on budget issues should reduce the country’s risk premium further, the head of the country’s…

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