04-03-2018 14:52 via uk.finance.yahoo.com

Markets clear German hurdle, Italy up next

The revival of Germany's grand coalition should aid stability and keep the euro zone's plans for tighter fiscal union on track, investors and analysts said as months of political uncertainty ended on Sunday.Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) voted decisively for another tie-up with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, clearing the way for a new government in Europe's largest economy more than five months since the country's inconclusive election.Two thirds of the SPD membership voted "yes" to
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