New German government may affect BTPs more than Bunds

We think the new German Government will not have a significant impact on the outlook for German Bunds. But at the margin, the uncertainty surrounding its stance in the upcoming negotiations on reforms to the EU stability and growth pact adds to the reasons to expect the spreads of euro-zone “peripheral” government bonds over German Bunds to widen somewhat over the next year.

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