Italy bond yields soar; euro zone troubles deepen

[Dover]

Source: Reuters

ATHENS/ROME - Italian government bond yields soared to near 15-year highs, putting the euro zone's third largest economy front and center of the region's debt crisis, despite scrambling efforts by policymakers to stem the growing contagion.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/08/us-eurozone-idUSTRE7A63QJ20111108

[bluestateguy]

1. I'm so damn fucking sick and tired of hearing about this. It never goes away

How can I ignore this and pretend like it does not exist?

[AtheistCrusader]

3. Well, the speculators have found a way to make a shitload of money off it.

It's sort of like holding the country hostage. I'm surprised it isn't illegal somehow.

[Kaleko]

4. Have you run out of hopium too?

[Javaman]

5. I know what you mean, but ignoring it is at your own peril.

no matter what you do, you will eventually feel its effects when Italy and Greece bite the big one.

If and when that happens, Italy and Greece will be the very least of our problems.

[DeSwiss]

2. K&R