Spain just announced a 100bn euro bailout from the EU on Saturday. Now everyone is wondering if and when Italy will need to come to the table for assistance and what sort of precedent this weekend’s news has set.
“As we expect a further escalation of the crisis, we believe Italy will probably need outside help at some point,” writes Citi’s Jürgen Michels and his team of European economists.
From a recent note to clients:
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