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WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Market concerns about escalating tensions between the Italian government and the EU are mounting. 10-yr Italian government bond yields rose further in early European trade on Tuesday hitting a 4½ year high of 3.44% while the EUR remained under pressure marking an intraday low of 1.1523 against the USD earlier today, the lowest since 21 August. No major data releases are due for release today with market focus turning to a speech by...