Rule reminder
Key finance and market terms: la borsa (valori) = stock exchange; le azioni = shares/stocks; le obbligazioni = bonds; lo spread = the yield difference between Italian and German government bonds (specific Italian economic usage); il rendimento = yield/return; il portafoglio = portfolio; la quotazione = price/listing; il mercato azionario = stock market; il dividendo = dividend; la cedola = coupon (on a bond).
In Italian economic news, 'lo spread' most specifically refers to: