Eyes on Spain as euro debt fears resurface

CNNMoney ^ | 4/4/2012 | Ben Rooney

[Signalman]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The debt crisis in Europe may be making a comeback, with a renewed focus on Spain following lukewarm debt auctions.

The Spanish government sold €2.6 billion worth of bonds Wednesday, which came in at the lower end of the estimated range of €2.5 billion and €3.5 billion, analysts said.

Following the auction, the yield on 10-year Spanish bonds jumped to 5.6%, the highest level in nearly three months.

Spain's borrowing costs have risen recently despite a €27.3 billion austerity package announced by the government late last month.

Investors are worried that Spain will struggle to meet its 2012 budget deficit target as the nation's economy is expected to shrink 1.7% this year, according to analysts at Societe Generale.

"Such pressure on yields would undoubtedly revive the scenario in which Spain may become the fourth eurozone country to receive EU assistance," SocGen analysts wrote in a note to clients.

[hinckley buzzard]

The patches have been holding but nothing has fundamentally changed over there. The EMU is about as stable as that Japanese nuclear reactor that is "in cold shutdown" (except it's not).

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[bruinbirdman]

CNN will always try to witewash socialist economic failures:

"In addition, investors have been encouraged by the successful restructuring of Greek government debt."

Grease restructuring is still not a done deal at this date.

The part of socialist Grease restructuring that has been forced wiped out 75% of bondholders principal and, even then, extended maturities and reduced interest rates. Grease still has billions of sovereign debt, held internationally, due next month that is in limbo.

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