Italy
Dealers call for ECB to buy inflation bonds as Italy faces exit from key index
Further downgrades for Italy would cause its inflation-linked bonds to drop out of a Barclays Capital index, prompting mass selling by fund managers, dealers fear
Supervision not regulation, says SEB's Hansen
Rather than rushing to increase regulation and potentially creating compliance costs and regulatory risks, authorities should be getting involved at the ground level to improve supervision, says Lars Hansen, Swedish insurer SEB Life’s chief risk officer
Germany downgrade threat sees eurozone CDSs widen
Eurozone CDS spreads were back on the rise today after Standard & Poor's warned it could downgrade 15 eurozone member states, including Germany
Eurozone CDS spreads fall on French-German fiscal deal
Risk perceptions in the eurozone fell today as France and Germany agreed new treaty plans that will sanction fiscally irresponsible member states
Has the bubble burst for Italy's renewables market?
Renewables: has the bubble burst?
Risk Italia Rankings 2011
Italy in the spotlight
German CDS spreads level out after weak debt auction spooks markets
Cost of insuring against a German government default remains stable after yesterday’s lacklustre debt auction, but risk perceptions on German banks surge
Political crisis in Europe brings volatility back to forex options
Volatility returned to eurodollar last week, as forex traders priced further downside risk into euro options
Italy reaches crisis point as bond yields soar
Announcement that Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will resign does little to calm markets; bond yields hit euro area record high, raising the stakes for a potential default
Best in Italy
Best in Italy
Dealers predict CVA-CDS loop will create sovereign volatility
A recipe for disaster?
Europe's democracy deficit contributing to crisis
The democracy deficit
CDS spreads in holding pattern as row delays eurozone deal
Spreads flat or slightly tighter despite political squabbling over size of EFSF
European bank spreads decline amid talk of recapitalisation plans
Risk perceptions on European banks fall as Merkel and Sarkozy agree to produce a recapitalisation plan within the month
Lloyds and RBS CDS spreads steady despite downgrade
The decision by Moody’s to downgrade Lloyds and RBS fails to spark surge in CDS spreads, while other European banks finish more or less unchanged on the week despite continuing woes in the eurozone
Profile: Daniel Gros on political risk and Europe's debt crisis
Time for a European Monetary Fund
Eurozone debt crisis: facing up to the risks of political uncertainty
The risks of political uncertainty
Insurers could withstand Greek and Italian default, says Fitch Ratings
Insurers could withstand Greek and Italian default, says Fitch Ratings
Deutsche Bank tops Risk interdealer rankings
Deutsche claims top spot for third year running, with JP Morgan a close second
Short-selling bans spark confusion over index trades and extraterritoriality
Dealers say volumes have been light as market participants try to work out scope of bans – with confusion arising on index trades and the geographic reach of the rules
Protected banks welcome new European short-selling bans
Regulators need to protect markets from "rumours and false information" say bans' supporters
Certain high-yield bonds offer opportunity amid turmoil, says SWIP's Logan
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership's Steven Logan picks out certain high-yield debt, looks to launch new fund
Bond markets rally as ECB moves on Italian and Spanish debt
Yields on Italian and Spanish debt fall as European Central Bank signals it will implement its bond purchase programme
Global economic growth concerns outweigh Greek default and Spain/Italy bail-out fears: Risk poll
Risk.net poll supports IIF deputy managing director Hung Tran's view that global economic recession stands head and shoulders above fears of Greek default and Italy/Spain bail-out