17/10/201214:33 CET
Risk premium falls below 400 basis points after Moody’s stay on rating
Isabel Lafont / Andrew Sim
Madrid
Agency says it expects Spain will ask for European line of credit
Agency says it expects Spain will ask for European line of credit
Mas accepts that an independent Catalonia would not immediately enter the Union as minister Gallardón reiterates argument that “Spain doesn’t make any sense" without the region
Deal assigns enterprise value to call-center unit of 1.04 billion euros
Oliver Wyman stress tests show seven banks do not need any further funding; Bankia requires 24.743 billion euros and Popular 3.223 billion
New treatment of short-term capital gains aimed at "speculators"
Portugal given extra year to meet EU ceiling as finance minister announces more austerity measures
Spanish firms seize ECB-induced window of opportunity to improve their liquidity situation
ECB President Draghi inists that “strict conditions” will be imposed in exchange for market intervention
Spanish PM to seek German support to avoid strings being attached to any second bailout; ECB to unveil bond-purchasing plans
Businessmen concerned about impact of the hike in VAT on already weak demand
World Economic Forum report says country’s labor market remains “too rigid” and highlights waste of university talent
Spanish bank's valuation makes operation the largest equity offering of the year in Latin America
Government rules out recovery in economy before next year
Draghi conditions buying bonds to prior requests for help from the EU’s rescue funds
Wolfgang Schäuble pours cold water on idea of rescue fund buying debt of Spain and Italy
The company also announced its earnings for the first half a day ahead of schedule
Risk premium near euro era highs, stocks fall to 2003 levels
Poorer civil servants to get Christmas payment as finance minister denies lack of policy coordination
Luis María Linde confirms that toxic financial assets will be deposited in a single “bad bank”
Short-term loans jumped by almost five times in June
Risk premium remains stuck over 500-basis-point mark
Merkel says Spanish bank bailout will come with strings attached
IMF, Brussels and the ECB to oversee restructuring of country’s stricken financial sector
Eurogroup ministers discuss 100-billion-euro rescue package to cover needs of the financial system
“The plan has been bearing fruit,” says Finance Minister Cristóbal Montoro. Government to announce new funding mechanism
Popular Español negotiating the sale of its internet banking unit to meet provisioning requirements
Fernández Ordóñez to leave position in June as PP snubs demands for Congress inquiry into Bankia débâcle
Spain's risk premium spirals again as some foreign media interpret remarks as bailout call
Treasury’s borrowing costs rise sharply in bond auction as risk premium remains close to 500 basis points
Country's lenders start to face up to cost of new provisions requirements
EC expects recession to extend into next year
Oil company's profit up 12.4 percent at start of year while net debt, excluding YPF and Gas Natural Fenosa, stood at 4.17 billion euros
Hiring increase ahead of Easter vacations fails to have as strong an effect as last year
Banks feel the brunt of the sell-off as risk premium widens. IBEX has lost over a fifth of its value since the start of this year
Spanish firm says it respects sovereign decision if government adheres to international law
President Evo Morales announces move during Labor Day celebrations
Bank tapped ECB for 35 billion euros in long-term funds
Finance minister raises doubts about the regions’ finances
House prices decline another 9.2 percent in first quarter
Spain bids to drum up European Union support for sanctions against Argentina
Confirmation that GDP contracted 0.4 percent in first quarter with unemployment seen reaching 24 percent this year
Blue-chip Ibex 35 falls 4 percent to levels seen in March 2009 Bundesbank chief says not ECB’s job to buy Spain debt
Risk premium hits Rajoy-rule high as Ibex 35 index plunges to lowest level in over three years
Foreign minister calls in ambassador to warn him that any aggression against oil firm will also be seen as hostile to Madrid
