Euro slides as Spanish debt is downgraded

Author (Person)	Hughes, Jennifer, Mallet, Victor
Series Title	Financial Times
Series Details	29.5.10
Publication Date	29/05/2010
Content Type	News
	Article reports that the euro and US share prices fell on 29 May 2010 after Spain suffered a credit downgrade that raised fresh fears about the prospects for debt-burdened European economies.
Related Links	ESO: Background Information: Spain austerity plan approved by one vote http://www.europeansources.info/record/spain-austerity-plan-approved-by-one-vote/ El País, 31.5.10: Sick man of Europe not doing too badly (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/262791-sick-man-europe-not-doing-too-badly BBC News, 28.5.10: Fresh downgrade for Spanish debt http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10188324.stm Deutsche Welle, 29.5.10: Fears about Spain's economy bring rating cut and rattle markets http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5629293,00.html
Countries / Regions	Europe, Spain