(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 13 - "I do not see a large increase in the spread in view of the presidential elections in Italy, I think the differential will remain more or less at current levels". This was stated by Sylvain Broyer, chief economist for Europe at S & PGlobal Ratings, during a press conference on Italy's prospects. Among the priorities for Italy, Broyer indicated that of "not putting the current strong confidence of businesses and families at risk", an issue linked to the political situation. But "our basic hypothesis is that there is not a great incentive to go to early elections, we are quite confident in a situation of continuity".
The widening of the spread seen since last October, according to the economist of the rating agency, is more due to the expectations of a downsizing of the purchases of securities by the ECB than to political scenarios.
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