The Treasury sold all five billion euros of BOTs at auction today,
with
yields rocketing to more than a decade highs
in the face of the ECB's monetary tightening.
The six-month Bot, sold for three billion, was placed at 3.05%,
the highest since December 2011.
The 12-month period - for 2 billion - rose to 3.24%
, a level not seen since June 2012.
ANSA agency
Government bond yields down, BTP drops to 4.43% - Economy
Tensions ease on government bond yields after the Fed's latest meeting minutes.
The spread between Btp and Bund drops to 191 points, with the Italian ten-year rate at 4.43 (-2 basis points).
(HANDLE)
