Market storm gathers over Spain

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Series Details 19.7.11
Publication Date 19/07/2011
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As Spain’s borrowing costs surged on the 18 July 2011 to the highest level since abandoning the peseta, the mood of the Spanish political class was one of trepidation as the market storm gathered over Europe’s southern periphery of Greece, Portugal, Italy and Spain.

After over a year of deep budget cuts and economic reforms intended to reassure international investors, it was now felt that it was the Eurozone failure to deal effectively with the overall debt crisis that was hurting Spain, although further austerity measures in Spain itself were being considered.

Related Links
ESO: Background information: Spain approves more spending cuts http://www.europeansources.info/record/spain-approves-more-spending-cuts/
ESO: Background information: Spanish protests rekindled in Barcelona http://www.europeansources.info/record/spanish-protests-rekindled-in-barcelona/
PressEurop, 19.7.11: Italy and Spain in turmoil http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/783571-italy-and-spain-turmoil
El País, 18.7.11: PP insinuates government not coming clean on finances http://www.elpais.com/articulo/english/PP/insinuates/government/not/coming/clean/on/finances/elpepueng/20110718elpeng_15/Ten
BBC News, 19.7.11: Spain's borrowing costs increase on debt fears http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14198709

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