The euro and the world
By Luis Arroyo, in Madrid | Spain is the word. Everybody looks at Spain with suspicion because it could be the source, not the cause, of…
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So you want to talk about Spain’s indebtedness
Spain feels overwhelmed, to say the least, about the fact that it is these days referred to in countless headlines, euro zone leaders’ comments and…
Spain could cancel bond sales until after summer
Too true. Undeniably, this was the frightening scene on Friday, which heated the discussion about what’s next for the Kingdom of Spain, with even some Greek…
Doomsayers worse than Homer Simpson, Barclays Spain tells foreign brokers
MADRID | Analysts at Barclays in Spain felt so shocked by how little knowledge some market participants can display about the actual situation of the…
Weakness in peripheral Europe transitory, Skandia tells investors
LONDON | Skandia Investment Group believes equities will go higher in 2012 despite their already record performance in the first quarter. Equities would be set to…
Madrid bluffing about leaving the euro may backfire
MADRID | Berlin is utterly bewildered, according to official sources, by the clumsy way Madrid is running its current crisis. A high ranking government representative stunned…
Wall Street: will the real pigs go back to risky lending and excessive bonuses?
NEW YORK | When feeling overwhelmed with all the economic misery originated by a reckless Wall Street and a lax Washington, the regulator in chief,…
Standard Life: be patient, deleveraging is a long-term process
LONDON | Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, said on Thursday that the debt deleveraging cycle was showing signs of improvement, especially in the…
Listen, Germany: it’s not (only) a debt problem, we need direct investment
By Luis Arroyo, in Madrid | A misdiagnosis can be fatal for the patient. Especially if the doctor is German, or Spanish but disciple of the…
The days Spanish bonds lived dangerously
NEW YORK | As the European Central Bank signaled it may resume asset purchases if needed to stem the crisis, the yield on Spanish 10-year…