Europe gets bond market respite, real economy pain
February 02, 2012
| Reuters
MADRID/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Spain and France gained fresh relief at bond auctions on Thursday, extending a rally in euro zone government debt markets since the European...
A look at economic developments around the globe
January 27, 2012
| AP
___ MADRID _ Spain's brutal unemployment rate soared to nearly 23 percent and closed in on 50 percent for those under age 25, leaving more than five million people _ or almost...
Demand strong, yields fall at Spain bill sale
January 24, 2012
| Reuters
MADRID (Reuters) - Investors buoyed by a European Central Bank backstop flocked to a sale of Spanish short-term debt on Tuesday, buying three- and six-month paper at sharply...
Madrid shops say no to round- the- clock shopping
January 20, 2012
| AFP
Plans to allow round-the-clock shopping in Madrid to fight Spain's economic downturn are worrying small shopkeepers, who say they will be unable to compete with large chains and...
Spain's Garzon, champion of justice or egomaniac?
January 19, 2012
| Reuters
MADRID (Reuters) - A vain attention-seeker who thought himself above the laws he upheld? Or a valiant maverick brought down by crony politicians, business and a legal...
Copa clasico returns as sideshow to Liga glory hunt
January 17, 2012
| AFP
Real Madrid and Barcelona resume their historic rivalry on Wednesday when the two teams meet in the first leg of the quarter finals of the Spanish Cup. The scene is the Santiago...
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