08-Nov-2011 15:57 Italy

Risk assets on front foot but all eyes on Rome :: Equities are firm but traders are cautious as they await developments in the eurozone debt saga, with Italy moving into the spotlight
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24b44d78-08ee-11e1-9fe8-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Berlusconi faces crunch parliament vote :: Prime minister quoted as saying he would decide whether to resign after a key parliamentary vote on ratifying Italy's 2010 accounts
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea9fcdfa-09ed-11e1-8d46-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Italy faces crucial vote on budget reform :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/x2nHYIjp1gI/index.html

Italy borrowing rate hits record :: Italy's cost of borrowing rises to a new record as Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces a crucial vote.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15635037

AUDIO: Peston: Italy 'not far off a crisis' :: As Italy's borrowing costs are rocketing, how much trouble is the eurozone economy in? Business editor Robert Peston believes that Italy is very close to a crisis.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9633000/9633960.stm

Berlusconi Ready 'to Die in Parliament' as Italy's Bonds Hit New High :: Silvio Berlusconi will face on Tuesday a crucial vote on Italy's public accounts while the interest rate on Italian ten-year bond hits another high of 6.733 per cent.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245188/20111108/silvio-berlusconi-ready-die-parliament-bonds-hit.htm

Gold Steady on Mounting Italy Debt Worry :: Gold prices hovered above $1,790 on Tuesday, after soaring more than 2 percent in the previous session, supported by safe haven demand as Italy took center stage in the euro zone debt crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245158/20111108/gold-steady-mounting-italy-debt-worry.htm

Jitters Over Italy Depress Asian Markets :: Asian shares wiped earlier gains and fell anew Tuesday, weighed by concerns that surging bond yields could stifle debt-ridden Italy's fund-raising ability and throw the euro zone deeper into financial turmoil, while Greece struggled to pick a new leader.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245100/20111108/jitters-italy-depress-asian-markets.htm

Italy Borrowing Rates Surge to Record High; End of Berlusconi? :: The data suggests that the market does not believe Italy can repay its huge debt.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/244574/20111107/italy-berlusconi-debt-yieldd-borrowing-bailout.htm

VIDEO: Why is Italy in trouble? :: Italy has had large debts for many years with no one questioning its ability to pay them back, until now.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15594008