Debt Crisis In Europe: Worries Grow Of Spread To Larger Economies Of Italy, Spain -- Washington Post
LONDON — Fears mounted Wednesday that Europe’s debt crisis is reaching a critical tipping point, spreading from Greece, Ireland and Portugal to the larger economies of Italy and Spain.
The deepening woes raised the prospect of a crisis that would be almost as calamitous for the global economy as the one just avoided in Washington.
Investors drove borrowing costs for Italy and Spain to 14-year highs, fueling sharp stock market drops in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan and Madrid. Though Italian and Spanish bonds later rebounded, borrowing rates for both nations remained dangerously high, at more than 6 percent — and closing in on the 7 percent threshold that eventually triggered bailout talks with Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
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Worries Rise Over Spain and Italy Debt -- New York Times
Europe is a world of hurt in foreign stock funds -- L.A. Times
Tensions, interest rates rise in Italy, Spain -- Boston.com/Washington Post
Zapatero Interrupts Spanish Vacation on First Day for Talks on Debt Crisis -- Bloomberg
Calls Grow for Global Effort to Address Debt Crisis -- Wall Street Journal
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