Are bond markets too sanguine about Italy?

Investors appear to be calm ahead of Italy’s forthcoming election, and we think that they are right not to panic. That said, the next government is likely to be more lax with fiscal policy, so we think that Italian bond spreads will rise after the election as concerns about debt sustainability increase.

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