Spain's Credit Downgrade Is Wreaking Havoc
Despite European efforts to rescue Spain's banks, Moody's downgraded the country's debt to near-junk-bond status Thursday, and the ramifications are reverberating across the globe.
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Officials in Britain have seen what's going on with the rest of the Eurozone, and have cut a deal worth an estimated £80 billion to make sure they don't become the next Spain.
Despite European efforts to rescue Spain's banks, Moody's downgraded the country's debt to near-junk-bond status Thursday, and the ramifications are reverberating across the globe.
It was designed to ease investor fears but Europe's $125 billion bailout of Spanish banks is already falling short.
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In a conference call on Saturday, Spain's finance minister indicated they will be asking for a bailout from the other Eurozone countries that could amount to €100 billion.
The euro zone is looking decidedly less stable this morning as Spain's budget minister calls on Europe to shore up its debt-ridden banks—a move Spanish leaders had insisted just a week ago wouldn't be necessary.
Workers showed their disapproval of the provisional austerity measures agreed upon by Greek leaders yesterday by walking out on their jobs for the second time this week, while Europe's economic "troika" sent Thursday's deal back to the drawing board.
After all-night meetings and a process riddled with delays and political posturing, Greek leaders have hammered out an austerity agreement to avoid default just in time for an EU meeting Thursday.
After yesterday's meeting was postponed, Greek party leaders were supposed to meet today to agree on a plan to avoid default, but it looks like a missing translation of the agreement is what's holding the crucial meeting up.
Startling analysts, U.S. stocks soared today, the first day of trading for 2012, with the Dow jumping 180 points and the S&P 500 up 1.5 percent.
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The central banks of the U.S., Japan, England, Switzerland, Canada and the eurozone teamed up this morning to prop up the global economy and make it easier for banks to receive dollars when they need it.
As Europe's debt crisis rages on, a collection of financial experts and global institutions are warning European leaders that the Euro Zone could collapse if swift actions aren't taken.
Debt worries across Europe and the U.S. have triggered a broad sell-off on Wall Street today, gaining momentum well into the afternoon.
U.S. and European stocks are soaring following an agreement by European leaders to bolster Europe's bailout fund and accept big losses on Greek bonds but analysts are worried that the deal just leaves a time bomb ticking.
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