IRELAND, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece News, Apr 17, 2012

ZEW reports rise in German investor optimism BusinessWeek Cutbacks in government spending in indebted countries including Greece,Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy are weighing on economic output and boosting unemployment in large parts of the shared currency bloc. ZEW President Wolfgang Franz said the data ... See all stories on this topic »

Austerity is not the problem in the eurozone – the euro is Telegraph.co.uk (blog) The thought is that by cutting back on spending and deficits, governments inSpain, Ireland, Portugal and elsewhere might be causing their economies to shrink, with the result that debt to GDP ratios rise – not because deficits are large but because ... See all stories on this topic »

Citigroup Funds at Risk Climb in Spain, Four Other EU Nations San Francisco Chronicle The figure represents the gross amount of funded and promised loans in the so-called GIIPS countries of Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain at the end of March, according to a presentation posted today on the bank's website. See all stories on this topic »

Spain's bond yields jump as bailout fears grow BusinessWeek Greece, Portugal and Ireland had to ask for bailouts after their yields stayed above 7 percent. -- The country's banks are weighed down by a mountain of bad loans from the collapse of the property market in 2008. -- Many of the Spain's 17 ... See all stories on this topic »

Europe's short vacation Aljazeera.com This led to a temporary reduction in the financial strains confronting the debt-endangered countries on the eurozone's periphery (Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ireland), sharply lowered the risk of a liquidity run in the eurozone banking system, ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com

Greece's Lazard Banker Unlocks Deals Over Secret Meetings Bloomberg With Europe's debt crisis again roiling markets and pushing up bond yields in Italy and Spain, the threat of more restructurings beyond Greece remains. Portugal hasn't sold long- term bonds in the public markets for a year and Spain, with unemployment... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

RPT-Spain debt costs set to leap as risk aversion grows Reuters The Spanish government and European leaders have vehemently denied that mounting debt problems might force Spain to seek an international bailout like Greece, Portugal and Ireland but analysts see market nerves continuing. Spain's banks, virtually ... See all stories on this topic »

Europe tries to come clean on economic statistics Reuters ... as well as social security data, that reform came too late to stop a collapse in investor confidence that forced Greece, Ireland and Portugal to seek international bailouts and that now threatens the far bigger economies of Spain and Italy. See all stories on this topic »

Spain the latest flashpoint in Europe's crisis The Australian They tell you: when it's not Greece, it will be Portugal; when it's notPortugal it will be Ireland; when it is not Ireland it will be Spain, when it is not Spain it will be Italy." The minister's harangue was actually not a bad potted history of the ... See all stories on this topic »

New estimates on how much a bailout could cost. GlobalPost All told, the €174 billion that the country might need to recapitalize its banks pales in comparison to the kind of money countries like Greece, Portugal, and Ireland have needed, relatively, to avoid default. Indeed, adding such a sum to Spain's ... See all stories on this topic »

Richard Koo's Radical Proposal To Save Spain Business Insider Even if all of these measures are successfully implemented, the moral hazard created by rescuing fiscally profligate Greece and the fundamental problem of how to rebuild the economies of countries like Spain and Ireland, which are experiencing severe ... See all stories on this topic »

2011 Pritzker Laureate Eduardo Souto De Moura Facing Unemployment? Huffington Post Since opening his own practice in 1980, Souto de Moura has completed over sixty buildings, mostly in Portugal, and others scattered throughout Spain,Italy, Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland. He was honored with the 2011 Pritzker Prize for his ... See all stories on this topic »

Spain says no more budget cuts or tax increases this year Malaysia Star That is to say, what happened in Greece, Portugal and Ireland. That is absolutely not the case in Spain,” De Guindos said. In the first three months of 2012, Spain's Treasury had already raised 50% of its financing needs for the year, he said, ... See all stories on this topic »

Spanish Default Risk Soars to Record on Bets Bailout Is Looming Bloomberg ... the international rescues of Greece, Ireland and Portugal. “The focus is on Spain and contagion,” said Elisabeth Afseth, an analyst at Investec Bank Plc in London. “There isn't a rescue fund in place sufficient to deal with both Spain and Italy. See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

Time not bailout needed for Spain to win over markets - Schaeuble Reuters India Schaeuble played down concerns about Madrid's finances when asked whether Spain could be the next euro zone country to seek an international bailout, following rescues of Greece, Ireland and Portugal - a bill that would stretch euro zone resources to ... See all stories on this topic »

Paul Krugman's simplistic take on the Euro crisis Welt Online They were, in the case of Ireland, based on a bloated financial system, inSpain on a real estate bubble and in Italy and Greece on continued overspending of the state. And except for Ireland, which is basically competitive, all of these countries ... See all stories on this topic »

Spain under debt pressure amid fears euro crisis will spiral out of control This is Money Madrid remains firmly in the danger zone as its borrowing costs move worryingly close to the 7 per cent level that triggered emergency bailouts inGreece, Ireland and Portugal. Fears are mounting that Spain will be the next country in the single ... See all stories on this topic »

Asian markets slip on new Europe debt fear Ninemsn Spain and Italy have come under scrutiny in recent weeks amid fears they could be the next economies to succumb to the same fate as Greece,Ireland and Portugal and need a bailout. The yield on Spanish 10-year bonds jumped to 5.956 per cent on Friday ... See all stories on this topic »

Sight of Spain teetering may seal fate on markets New Zealand Herald By Claran Giles Spain is the latest country caught up in the government debt crisis crippling Europe, sparking fears it will join Greece, Portugal andIreland and ask for an international bailout. In the past week, investors have grown increasingly ... See all stories on this topic »

IMF Gloomier About Spain, Urges Germany to Relax Austerity Drive LoanSafe Among other bailed-out euro members, Ireland was expected to post 0.5-per-cent GDP growth in 2012, while Portugal was predicted to struggle with a 3.3-per-cent contraction. However, cheap loans from the European Central Bank (ECB) to private banks and ... See all stories on this topic »

17/04/2012Eurozone bonds again tense over outlook for Spain Expatica Spain Spain is fighting to avoid being dragged into a debt rescue like Greece,Ireland and Portugal have been. Analyst David Morrison at GFT in London commented: "Equity markets are calmer this morning as Spanish and Italianbond yields have fallen. See all stories on this topic »

EURO GOVT-Debt crisis escalates as Spanish yield tops 6 pct Reuters Beyond the next barrier at 7 percent, Greece, Portugal and Irelandstruggled to raise cash in the market and were forced to seek financial aid.Spain faces a difficult week with the next tests of investor confidence coming at an auction of two- and ... See all stories on this topic »

Euro area seeks bigger IMF war chest on Spanish concerns Business Standard After spending or committing at least euro 386 billion to bailing out Greece,Portugal and Ireland, Europe now has the money to fully finance Spainthrough the end of 2014 if needed, according to Schmieding at Berenberg Bank. Italy — with a sovereign ... See all stories on this topic »

Eurozone crisis: Spanish woes push sterling to a 19-month high against... This is Money That put Madrid firmly back in the danger zone with yields now worryingly close to the 7 per cent level that triggered emergency bailouts in Greece, Ireland and Portugal. The cost of insuring Spanish debt against default also hit a record high amid ... See all stories on this topic » This is Money

Science Deficit Huffington Post Recently, Spain announced a whopping 25.6-percent cut in its budget for R&D. It is interesting to note that Spain is, along with the countries that have been bailed out (Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Ireland), among the countries that spend the least ... See all stories on this topic »

Greg Wright: The pain in Spain is a reminder of the need to be brave Yorkshire Post These investors will have a big say in whether Spain will follow Greece,Ireland and Portugal in needing a bailout. Apart from spending cuts, tax rises, and reform of the banking sector, the Spanish government has also passed laws which make it cheaper ... See all stories on this topic »

The Jury's Still Out On Citi Here Is The City The figure represents the gross amount of funded and promised loans in the so-called GIIPS countries of Greece, Ireland, Italy,Portugal and Spain at the end of March, according to a presentation posted on the bank's website. See all stories on this topic » Here Is The City

RON DERBY: European sovereign bond emergency is still with us Business Day ... and not so peripheral countries such as Spain, Portugal and Italy. Speculation last week was of a possible bail-out for Spain, which might joinPortugal, Ireland and Greece in receiving aid from the troika of the International Monetary Fund, ... See all stories on this topic »

IMF Lifts Eurozone Growth Targets and Warns on Italy and Spain IBTimes.co.uk Chief among its concerns, however, remain the possibility of a replay of the sovereign debt crisis in Europe that necessitated IMF-involved bailouts in Greece, Ireland and Portugal. "Despite the progress in strengthening crisis management in recent ... See all stories on this topic » IBTimes.co.uk

Grosvenor warns on European properties Financial Times A £14.7m loss arising from the group's 38 per cent stake in Sonae Sierra – the shopping centre specialist that has operations in Portgual, Italy, Greeceand Spain – helped push pre-tax profits down from £394.8ma year earlier to £315m in 2011. See all stories on this topic »

Big banks face pain over Spain Manchester Evening News The yield on Spain's 10-year government bonds hit 6.1 per cent, moving closer to the seven per cent which forced Greece, Ireland and Portugal to seek financial help from the EU. The rate is at its highest level since the new Conservative government ... See all stories on this topic »

Unemployment Of Young Europeans Soars By 50% PSFK One of the core causes of the euro's current travails, the loss of competitiveness and soaring debt costs in Greece, Ireland, Portugal,Spain and Italy, is highlighted as a key reason for the gross divergences in employment patterns. See all stories on this topic »

Spain and Germany look hard to oppose in early Euro 2012 Betting Odds A Different League Holland, runners up to Spain in the 2010 World Cup, come next at 13/2 with England rated fourth favourites at 10/1! However, the fact that the Three Lions feature ahead of France, Italy andPortugal is down to the fact that patriotic fans will continue ... See all stories on this topic » A Different League

IMF forecasts that Ireland's GDP to grow by 0.5% this year RTE.ie It says the ECB's massive lending operation, the Fiscal Compact, the ESM bailout fund and ambitious fiscal programmes in Italy, Spain and Greecesucceeded in pausing the crisis, and introuducing a period of calm. But it warned that more needs to be ... See all stories on this topic »

Pain in Spain Comes Mainly From the Drain Greeley Gazette Spain's drain is much bigger than Greece's. Spain's economy is forty times larger than Greece's. It is going to take that much more to drag Spain back from the brink of economic disaster. Meanwhile the problems in Italy, Ireland and Portugal still ... See all stories on this topic » Greeley Gazette

Can Europe Bail Out Spain? - Business Insider By Simone Foxman And if European leaders force Spain's creditors to stomach losses on sovereign debt holdings, then it would likely start a panic that would crippleItaly and spread to across the eurozone, even to core countries like France, Austria, the Netherlands, and Germany. At the same ... All told, the €174 billion that the country might need to recapitalize its banks pales in comparison to the kind of money countries like Greece, Portugal, and Irelandhave needed, relatively, to avoid default. Indeed ... Money Game

If universal healthcare bankrupted Spain, Ireland, Greece ... If universal healthcare bankrupted Spain, Ireland, Greece, Portugal andItaly, why do some Americans want it? Have they no sense? I read the newsout of the ... answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid...

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Germany Has Virtually Taken Over Greece & Italy-- Portugal ... BREAKING NEWS: » Elizabeth Warren Raises $6.9 Million In First Quarter 2012, .... Germany Has Virtually Taken Over Greece & Italy-- Portugal,Spain & Ireland ... shredoftruth.com/.../germany-has-virtually-taken-over-greece-...

Germany Has Virtually Taken Over Greece & Italy-- Portugal, Spain ... Germany Has Virtually Taken Over Greece & Italy-- Portugal, Spain &Ireland Are On The ... The news of the new bank's impending sale follows a largely positive ... downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/.../germany-has-virtually-take...

Apple to Top Spain, Greece, Portugal: Chart of the Day Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s market value is about to overtake that of almost 500 public companies in Spain, Greece and Portugal combined, which together make less ... www.bloomberg.com/.../apple-to-top-spain-greece-portugal-c...

'We're back in full crisis mode': Fears grow that Spain could need ... MailOnline - news, sport, celebrity, science and health stories .... Ireland will apply to rejoin the U.K. and Greece Spain Portugal Italy will leave the E.U. and form ... www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Were-crisis-mode-Fears-grow-Spain-...

ZEW reports rise in German investor optimism | Washington Examiner Cutbacks in government spending in indebted countries including Greece,Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy are weighing on economic output and boosting ... washingtonexaminer.com/news/business/2012/.../498746

Spanish Debt Triggered New Market Unrest – Europe's Problems ... They had found a formula for rescuing Greece, the real, (but relatively small), basket case ... the other offenders: Ireland, Portugal, Italy andSpain on an austerity diet that was supposed to ... This bad newsimmediately precipitated a mini crisis. schirachreport.com/.../spanish-debt-triggered-new-market-unr...

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