Market euphoria over Spanish bank bailout fizzles

Sonya Dowsett and Gareth Jones
Reuters
July 11, 2012

Financial market euphoria over a European bailout for Spain’s debt-stricken banks faded quickly on Monday as investors sounded the alarm over its impact on public debt and bondholders, and eyed the next risks in the euro zone’s debt crisis.

EU and German officials said Spain faces supervision by international lenders after the deal to lend Madrid up to 100 billion euros ($125 billion), contradicting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy who insisted the cash came without such strings.

European stocks leapt to a four-week high, with investors scooping up battered financial shares. But Spanish and Italian bond yields rose sharply as doubts set in about the impact and terms of the deal, designed to avert a run on Spanish banks.

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This article was posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 at 1:47 pm

Tags: economics, financial, foreign affairs

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