
Mimit communicates data from the Price Observatory. The motorway network is also declining after the introduction of the 'price cap' by Eni, Ip and Q8.
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The companies Eni, Ip and Q8 accepted the Government's appeal by applying a 'price cap' to petrol and diesel.
Fuel prices still falling this morning with self-service petrol falling below 2.1 euros and diesel below 2.3 euros. Mimit announces that, based on the latest data collected by the Observatory on fuel prices, today the average price of fuel in 'self service' mode along the national road network stands at 2.084 euros per liter for petrol (2.111 euros yesterday's price) and 2.285 euros per liter for diesel (2.316 yesterday's price).
There are drops on the motorway: the average self-service price is 2.122 euros per liter for petrol (2.138 yesterday) and 2.328 euros for diesel (2.345 yesterday's price).
"The progressive decrease in fuel prices that has been recorded since Monday - we read in the Mimit note - follows the decision of the companies Eni, Ip and Q8 to accept the Government's appeal and to apply a "price cap" to petrol and diesel at the pump. The cut is causing a widening of the price gap compared to those of the companies that have not yet introduced the measure".

European stock markets worsen and government bond yields rise. Ten-year T-Bonds reach their highest since 2002 and the British thirty-year bond reaches 6%, while the BTP rises to 4.7%.

European stock markets worsen due to pressure on the bond market. Government bond yields hit new highs, with ten-year T-Bonds at their highest since 2002 and the British thirty-year bond at 6%.

Heavy start for Piazza Affari and the European stock exchanges with sales on government bonds. BTP yields reach their highest since 2023 at 4.68% and the spread rises to 106. The Ftse Mib drops 1%.

The spread between BTPs and German Bunds rises by one basis point to 104, while Italian government bond yields increase by two basis points to 4.636%, reaching the highest levels since November 2023.

Asian stock markets close on a positive note thanks to better-than-expected results from Micron, which boost the technology sector. Tokyo gains 3.3%, Seoul 1.9%, while Sydney loses 2%. Chinese markets remain closed for holidays. The drop in oil temporarily interrupts the sell-off on government bonds, with US Treasuries little moved. Today, pay attention to the data on unemployment benefits in the US and Christine Lagarde's speech at the ECB.

The meeting 'System Italy and geopolitical risk: challenges and opportunities', organized by the Research Center Strategic Change 'Franco Fontana' of Luiss and Intesa Sanpaolo, underlined how the change in international balances requires Italian companies to integrate the analysis of geopolitical risk into decision-making processes, investing in human capital and developing permanent skills to guarantee strategic autonomy and resilience.