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Budget 'slippage' will raise Italy's and Spain's costs
Prime Minister Mario Monti's government will revise Italy's deficit and growth targets today.
ItalyHigh unemployment threatens Spain's pension fund
Spain's unemployment rate, the highest in the EU at 23.6%, is undermining consumer demand,...
SpainCrucial clampdown on Spain's regions will not suffice
The central government yesterday announced that it could take over the finances of Spain's...
SpainMadrid's YPF reaction surprises Buenos Aires
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will begin a visit to Mexico and Colombia tomorrow, during...
ArgentinaLocal markets offer hope for European manufacturing
Following the emergency restructuring undertaken in 2009, US manufacturers appear to have...
EUMadrid warns Buenos Aires on YPF expropriation
Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo will meet the Argentine ambassador today to seek...
ArgentinaGlobal stocks face cloudier short-term outlook
European stocks recovered some ground today after several days of losses in global markets.
InternationalReprisals could follow YPF takeover in Argentina
Repsol president Antonio Brufau arrived in Buenos Aires yesterday in a bid to resolve tensions...
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