Giulio Tremonti

• Berlusconi Could Fall as Italy Teeters

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 3, 2011

  Silvio Berlusconi, who has resisted calls to step down as prime minister of Italy, may be on the way out regardless, if former party loyalists continue to rebel.

• Moody’s Slices Italy's Credit Rating

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 5, 2011

  Italy got hammered Tuesday by Moody’s, which lowered the country’s credit rating from Aa2 to A2, with a negative outlook, citing weak growth as the reason.

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  China in Talks With Italy as Lender

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 13, 2011

  As Greece nears default and Italy struggles to keep from losing control over its own debt problems, the latter has been engaged in talks with China over the possibility of asset sales to the Asian nation.

• Bond Selloff Sparks Italy's Plea for Euro Zone Help

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 3, 2011

  Italy looked to the euro zone for political help on Wednesday as its bonds were hammered in the midst of a huge selloff.

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  Euro Crisis Spreads as Italian, Spanish Debt Yields Pass 6%

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  August 2, 2011

  The massive size of Italian and Spanish debt in comparison to that of Greece, Portugal and Ireland imparts global economic significance to Tuesday's bond market news.

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  Ireland Slashed to Junk; EU Considers Greek Default

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 13, 2011

  Moody's downgraded Ireland's debt to junk status as the EU pondered options to deal with the crisis in Greece.

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  EU Calls Emergency Meeting Over Italy Debt

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 11, 2011

  Concerns mount over third largest economy in euro zone's sovereign debt while Greece still totters.