The Italian president's decisions to quash a proposed populist coalition and ask economist Carlo Cottarelli to assemble a politically neutral government sets up the steps to an early election that ...

What is happening in Italy is more a political crisis than a financial one. Draghi’s tools are helpful only when a country’s elected leaders are trying to avoid crisis.

Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday, triggering a snap election following the resignation of the country’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi earlier in the day. The ...

“Italy is no stranger to chaotic politics, government crises and revolving-door executives,” the Associated Press reports. “But recent developments were remarkable even by Italian standards. ...

On Wednesday, Italy paid a yield of around 2.3% to sell the five-year bond, compared to a yield of around 0.6% at the last auction, according to a report from the Financial Times.

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's president is expected to ask a former International Monetary Fund official on Monday to head a stopgap government amidst political and constitutional turmoil, with early ...

Italy is entering five days of political and financial uncertainty after the 5-Star Movement sparked a government crisis by withholding support on a government-sponsored bill.

Italy is no stranger to chaotic politics, government crises and revolving-door executives. But recent developments were remarkable even by Italian standards.

Italian political dysfunction that ripples through global financial markets and has the potential to upend Europe is something the world woke up to Tuesday morning. What Does Italy’s Political ...

On Sunday night, President Sergio Mattarella ended plans to form Western Europe's first populist government by vetoing their euroskeptic pick for economy minister. The president argued that Italy ...