US President Donald Trump offered Italy assistance in buying the countrys sovereign bonds next year, Italian media reported, in the latest twist in what has been a tumultuous few months in the European countrys debt markets.
The offer was made during a meeting last month between Mr Trump and Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte, according to Corriere della Sera, which cited anonymous Italian government officials in its report.
The timeframe cited in the report aligns with the planned end of the European Central Banks massive asset purchase programme, which is slated to come to a close in December 2018. That programme has provided a major boon to government bonds across the eurozone, helping to keep borrowing costs down, especially i…
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