From slightly below 7,0 per cent, the  2  BIS central bankers’ speeches  yield on the R157 (2016) bond increased to almost 8,0 per cent in March 2011, due largely to a sell-off by non-residents, increased supply and expectations of higher interest rates in response to rising inflationary pressures.
Italy has also recorded better than forecast growth in 2006, at 2.0%. How should we see the Italian recovery? Following years of stagnation or very low growth, the performance of the Italian economy last year was very encouraging. The recovery is due in large part to increased aggregate demand from the euro area and the rest of the world.