The backstops that have been put in place to hold the euro-zone together could limit extra upward pressure on Italian – and other euro-periphery – government bond yields if voters in Italy reject constitutional reforms in Sunday’s referendum and this leads to a snap election. Nonetheless, the euro-zone authorities may not be able to prevent yields from surging at a later date.
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