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Watch the BTP/Bund spread

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  • Worth keeping an eye on the BTP/Bund spread, wider by another 4bps this morning.
  • Next immediate resistance is at the July peak, 236.14, now trading at 234.5.
  • Above the latter sees the June and 2022 high, which was also the widest print since May 2020.
  • Recall a while back (2 months ago):"A differential in the yields of 10-year Italian and German bonds of less than 150 basis points would be justified by the fundamentals," Visco told a conference. "Levels above 200 points are certainly not."

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