http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/italy-monitor/http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/http://mediaserver.fxstreet.com/images/fxstreet-provider-logo1-en.gif7http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/italy-monitor/2010-12-21.htmlNext year, Italy’s GDP is likely to expand by a still moderate 1.1%, vs. 1.0% in 2010. Exports should remain supportive, while slowly improving fundamentals point to a continuation of the investment recovery. Consumption is set to remain anemic, due to a still weak labor market. Job shedding continued at a slower pace in 2010, and the unemployment rate is still on an upward trend. Given that sustainable employment growth is not around the corner, a decline in the unemployment rate is notTue, 21 Dec 2010 13:54:14 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/communication@unicreditgroup.eu (UniCredit Group)http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/italy-monitor/2010-12-21.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/italy-monitor/2010-09-29.htmlLatest developments: Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi is expected to call for a confidence vote on the government’s agenda tomorrow, when he will address the Lower House of Parliament. This represents the culmination of tensions which have been brewing during the summer, when the PDL (the largest party of the centre-right ruling coalition) split due to a clash between PM Berlusconi – the PDL leader – and Mr. Fini, the Speaker of the Lower House. The contrast was mostly centered on aWed, 29 Sep 2010 09:14:57 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/communication@unicreditgroup.eu (UniCredit Group)http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/italy-monitor/2010-09-29.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/italy-monitor/2010-09-28.htmlAfter the solid performance in 1H 2010, we have revised slightly up our GDP growth call from 0.9% to 1.0% in 2010, and from 1.0% to 1.1% in 2011. However, our outlook envisaging a moderation of growth in the second half of this year remains safely in place. Data on the labor market remain mixed and do not suggest that a genuine turning point has been reached yet. The unemployment rate seems close to peak, but recent dynamics of inactive people and labor force are less encouraging. Even takingTue, 28 Sep 2010 06:28:22 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/communication@unicreditgroup.eu (UniCredit Group)http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/italy-monitor/2010-09-28.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/italy-monitor/2010-03-25.htmlThe breakdown of 4Q 2009 GDP confirmed the broad weakness of  domestic demand. Capex is holding up, but this probably reflects the temporary effect of the government’s incentive scheme to sustain machinery investment. 1Q started off with a strong IP performance. The pace of job shedding keeps easing, but we are not out of the woods yet. The unemployment rate reached 8.6% in January and the increase in the number of inactive people reversed the favorable trend prevailing over the last fewThu, 25 Mar 2010 15:56:01 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/communication@unicreditgroup.eu (UniCredit Group)http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/italy-monitor/2010-03-25.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/italy-monitor/2009-09-24.htmlThe free-fall in economic activity has eventually come to an end. Renewed momentum in world trade should help Italy exit the recession already in 3Q and resume growing at year-end. However, the road toward a sustainable recovery remains long and bumpy. The employment drop continues, but labor market statistics show that job losses would have been significantly larger if it were not for temporary lay-off schemes. We forecast further employment declines until mid-2010, with high chances of aThu, 24 Sep 2009 12:30:52 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/communication@unicreditgroup.eu (UniCredit Group)http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/italy-monitor/2009-09-24.html