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Italy-Germany bond spread rises to 124 points
The gap between Italian and German government bond yields rose to 124 basis points at the close of trading.
The spread had been 115 points the day before.
Italy’s 10-year bond yield stayed at 4.57%, while Germany’s fell by 0.08 percentage points to 3.33%.
The spread measures the difference between the yields investors demand to hold the two countries’ government bonds.
A wider gap means Italian borrowing costs are higher relative to Germany’s, although the Italian yield itself was unchanged.
The figures describe the close of trading on October 22, 2026.
The spread between Italy’s 10-year government bonds and German Bunds closed at 124 basis points on 22 October 2026.
It was up from 115 basis points the previous day.
The yield on Italy’s 10-year bond was stable at 4.57%.
Germany’s 10-year bond yield fell by 8 basis points to 3.33%.
- Who
- Italian and German government bond markets.
- What
- The spread between Italian BTPs and German Bunds closed at 124 basis points, up from the previous day.
- When
- 22 October 2026.
- Where
- Milan, according to ANSA’s dateline.
- Why
- Not stated
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The spread stood at 115 basis points.
The spread closed at 124 basis points; Italy’s 10-year yield was 4.57% and Germany’s was 3.33%.
- Spread at close
- 124 basis points
- Previous day’s spread
- 115 basis points
- Italian 10-year yield
- 4.57%, stable
- German 10-year yield
- 3.33%, down 8 basis points