Beppe Grillo

The euro began the week at $1.30 on Monday morning following questionable comments about a possible Italian euro-exit made by a German politician on Thursday night. Rainer Bruderle from the German Free Democrats party made comments suggesting Italy could leave the euro on a talk show last week....

The euro continued to trade near $1.30 on Tuesday morning as speculation about the upcoming European Central Bank meeting led some to believe there could be an interest rate cut in the future. Italy's political stalemate continued to weigh heavily on the euro's value and create uncertainty...

The euro waned on Monday as the possibility of another Italian vote and a European Central Bank interest rate cut both became more likely. The common currency traded at 1.2996 at 11:04 GMT on Monday morning. After a week of confusion, the Italian government remained unknown and all three...

Over the last 24 hours since Italian polls have closed, election results have filtered out of the Mediterranean nation. At first glance, initial media polls showed that pro-austerity leader Pierre Luigi Bersani had a strong lead in the lower house of Parliament and could even win a majority in...

Futures Rise After Losses, Italian Elections U.S. equity futures gained in the pre-market after massive losses Monday following the turmoil over the Italian elections. It appears as though no majority will be formed and that Italians will need to go back to the polls to try to elect a majority...

The first media polls released showing initial results of the Italian election show that the centrist, pro-austerity party led by Pierre Luigi Bersani holds a slight lead over opposition parties. According to Sky News Italia, the results are as follows: Bersani Coalition: 34.5 percent....