ROME, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Yields on Italian government bonds topped the 5 percent threshold for the first time in more than a decade on Wednesday, continuing a weeks-long trend that has seen yields pushed higher amid concerns over interest rates, economic growth and inflation.
The government's benchmark ten-year bond yield peaked at 5.012 percent in early trading on secondary markets, before retreating slightly and closing Wednesday's session at 4.907 percent.
