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19 Dec, 2011, 07.43 PM IST
- Spain faces first big debt test of 2011
In reaction to the Portuguese issue, the Madrid stock market's Ibex-35 index soared 5.42 per cent on Wednesday, powered by banking shares.
13 Jan, 2011, 03.48 PM IST
- Euro drifts lower in Asia as Spain auction looms
The euro eased in Asian trade after a successful debt auction by embattled Portugal soothed fears for the eurozone economy, dealers said, a...
13 Jan, 2011, 12.23 PM IST
- Debt crisis: European Union may offer $78 billion loan to Portugal, lower rates
The plan, which may include a loan to Portugal of about 60 billion ($78 billion) and purchases of outstanding Greek debt, would mark an att...
13 Jan, 2011, 01.43 AM IST
- Pressure on Portugal heightens amid debt fears
Europe's debt crisis flared up once again Monday, as Portugal's borrowing rates briefly spiked to euro-era highs amid reports Germany and F...
10 Jan, 2011, 10.25 PM IST
- Portugal needs to raise up to 20 bn Euros in 2011
Austerity measures adopted by the government to restore the country's fiscal health are expected to stunt economic growth next year.
29 Dec, 2010, 11.09 PM IST
- Portugal’s bond rating may be cut
Portugal may have its bond rating cut by Moody’s Investors Service “by a notch or two” because of concerns over ‘sluggish’ economic growth.
22 Dec, 2010, 06.26 AM IST
- ECB government bond purchases drop sharply
The European Central Bank has sharply reduced its purchases of bonds from vulnerable governments such as Greece, Ireland, or Portugal, desp...
21 Dec, 2010, 01.13 AM IST
- Fighting euro crisis? Deutsche Bank has some clues
ECB should draft commercial lenders as allies in its fight to stem the euro-region financial crisis by giving them incentives.
10 Dec, 2010, 06.32 AM IST
- Europe debt fears pile pressure on Spain, others
Spain & Italy bond yields rose on fears of smaller bailouts. The yields on Spain's 10-year bonds jumped to 5.7% while Italy's reached highe...
01 Dec, 2010, 01.11 AM IST
- Portugal says EU can’t force bailout as buzz grows it's unavoidable
Portuguese finance minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos said European Union governments can’t impose a bailout on his country even as spec...
27 Nov, 2010, 02.20 AM IST
- Greece debt crisis may impact European banks: Moody's
Global ratings agency Moody's today warned that potential contagion of the worsening Greek debt crisis could hit the banking systems in som...
06 May, 2010, 05.25 PM IST
- Europe faces debt contagion fear
The euro slid further amid fears that Greece's debt crisis would spread across the continent, after a ratings agency warned that contagion ...
06 May, 2010, 05.12 PM IST
- Greece bondholders may lose $265 bn: S&P
Holders of Greek bonds may lose as much as $265 billion should the government default, according to Standard & Poor’s.
29 Apr, 2010, 06.12 AM IST
- Greece pays bond investors 5 times Spain yield spread
Greece offered more than five times the yield premium of comparable Spanish debt to lure investors to its first bond sale since a bailout w...
30 Mar, 2010, 06.31 AM IST