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Growing stresses in the banking system

This week’s surge in Italian government bond yields has catapulted the euro-zone debt crisis into a dangerous new phase. Italy’s problems pose a far greater threat to the region’s banks than those of Greece. Not surprisingly, indicators of stress in the financial sector are flashing red.

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