Italian Economy As Monti’s Exit Fuels Surge in Italian Yields

Customers purchase produce from a fruit and vegetable market stall at the Campo dei Fiori market in Rome, Italy, on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The imminent end of Prime Minister Mario Monti’s government fueled the largest increase in Italian borrowing costs in four months and threatened to open a new front in Europe’s crisis fight before a year-end summit. Photographer: Victor Sokolowicz/Bloomberg via Getty Images