Is Trump’s reported offer to buy Italian bonds possible?
25 August 2018 |
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President Donald Trump told Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte the U.S. is willing to help the country by buying government bonds next year as Italy seeks to refinance its debt, Corriere della Sera reported, citing three high-level Italian officials.
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