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Italy's Failure To Form Government Is Rattling Global Markets

Global markets are reacting to the political chaos in Italy. Over the weekend, the man who was supposed to become the next prime minister failed to form a coalition government after the Italian president rejected his choice of economic minister. The conflict is a symbol of growing skepticism of the European Union, and global stocks have fallen in response.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Roben Farzad (@robenfarzad), who hosts the podcast “Full Disclosure.”

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