Italy is the start of European paralysis

The Italian referendum gave a shock to the markets, for all of about an hour. Since the referendum the PM resigned and opened the potential for a euro-skeptic to take control in future elections. To date there doesn't seem to be much concern in the markets over the threat to the Eurozone but the seeds of a crisis are sown. The far right policies in France, Italy, and even growing in Germany will make cohesive action around the next crisis almost impossible. This will lead markets to see this as a fragmenting of the markets and yields on bonds across the region will start to diverge much more than they have now. Germany will not be exempt from the pain, if investors start to price in more of a likelihood that countries such as Italy will leave the Eurozone, inflation expectations will increase dramatically and cause the ECB to take a second look at their stimulus program.

These policy issues put more of a strain on toolkit to resolve issues and not necessarily cause the problems themselves. So the markets could continue their accent for the time being but any rise from here will be without much of a safety net for future issues that may arise.