Spain............
its GDP is smaller than the assets of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, or Citigroup.
Spain is about to collapse........
the prime minister just said he's not going to allow it to happen.
Rajoy said, "We are not going to let any regional government fall, or any bank fall, because they can't⦠If that happens, the country will fall."
sort of like when a government says it won't devalue its currency.
like saying, "The check is in the mail."
Rajoy might as well have said, "Spain is toast.........."
the Spanish government injected 19 billion euros (about $23.6 billion) into Bankia, the country's second-largest bank.
the market isn't buying it.
share prices of Spain's three largest banks are all down today.
yields on Spanish 10-year debt surged over 6.5%, very close to the 7% levels where Greece, Portugal, and Ireland needed bailouts.
spreads on Spanish 10-year bonds over German bunds hit 5.11%, their widest in the history of the euro.
Spanish government has about $917.5 billion in debt, more than half of it due within the next few years.
Spanish bond yields are rising as investors flee the country's debt and U.S. bond yields are falling as investors seek the perceived safety of U.S. Treasury debt.
The 10-year Treasury bond yield hit 1.75%.
express elevator due south.
hop on for the ride.
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