Spain

Spain has taken a 45% stake in Bankia, the country's third largest bank, following another day of sharp falls in the country's equity markets and gains in its bond yields.

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has cut Spain's credit rating two notches to BBB+ and warned of more economic pain to come.

The recent weakness in Spanish bonds is not the start of a new phase in the eurozone debt crisis nor is it likely it will lead to a "new leg down in equities and other risk assets," says Skandia Investment Group's Head of Asset Allocation, Rupert Watson,...

Spanish and Italian bond prices have continued their decline as G20 leaders told European politicians responsibility for the debt crisis lies with them.

Global markets have continued on a downward trend as fears re-emerged about the state of European and the US economies.

A "disorderly" default in Greece could cause more than €1trn (£833bn) damage to the eurozone, a confidential report has warned.

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