Notizie

WSJ - Gold futures rallied 2%, as a murky outlook on Europe's efforts to stem the region's debt crisis fanned demand for safe-haven assets.-------- Reuters - Italian government bond yields soared to near 15-year highs, putting the euro zone's third largest economy front and center of the region's debt crisis, despite scrambling efforts by policymakers to stem the growing contagion.------ MarketWatch - There's a direct link between the European debt crisis and the balance sheets of U.S. banks.--------- Financial Times - Italian bond yields at euro-era highs as opposition calls for PM to resign. ------- Bloomberg - Societe Generale Profit Declines 31% on Greece. ------ Reuters - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's departure would open a period of intense uncertainty for Italy that offers no speedy solution to a debt crisis threatening the whole euro zone.------ Italy's Monti would face problems replacing Berlusconi. ------- WSJ - The number of available jobs in the U.S. grew by 300,000 in September, a sign of continuing slow improvement for the sluggish labor market.-------- Reuters - Banks lead Wall Street higher as Berlusconi eyes exit.--------