* ECB still has room to cut deposit rate - Knot (Updates prices)
AMSTERDAM, Jan 27 Euro zone bond yields held ground on Wednesday as focus turned to a flurry of government bond sales in the bloc.
* EU hires banks for first SURE bond sale of the year (Updates prices, adds ECB economist, bond buying data)
* Italian bond yields rise further as politicians cast attention on snap elections
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr
* Yields rise on chance PEPP won't be fully used in full: analysts
* Yields rise on chance PEPP won't be fully used in full: analysts
AMSTERDAM/LONDON, Jan 20 Italy's benchmark borrowing costs rose back higher on Wednesday after experiencing some brief relief in morning trading following the government winning a confidence vote in the senate and averting a collapse.
AMSTERDAM, Jan 20 Italy's benchmark borrowing costs dropped to their lowest in over a week on Wednesday after its government won a confidence vote in the senate and averted a collapse.
AMSTERDAM/MILAN Italian government bonds seem resilient in the face of a political crisis as investors back the high-yielding debt, a contrast to sell-offs seen during past episodes of government instability.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated on Wednesday the COVID-19 lockdown in England would last until March 8 when schools could start to reopen as the government announced new measures to clamp down on travel to and from Britain.