Spain Bailout

• European Stocks, Bonds Shaken by Greek Turmoil

  European shares sank almost 4 per cent and government bond yields in Italy, Spain and Portugal jumped on Monday as investors priced in a growing risk that Greece will be the first country to leave the euro.

• If Cyprus can sell gold to help bailout, why not others?

  Heavily indebted euro zone nations such as Italy and Portugal could come under pressure to put their bullion reserves to work as a result of plans for Cyprus to sell gold to meet its financing needs.

• Euro zone overrates ability to curb contagion: Moody's

  The euro zone's awkward handling of Cyprus's bailout puts extra pressure on the bloc's downgrade-threatened sovereign ratings and shows policymakers overestimate their ability to contain the crisis, credit agency Moody's said.

• Radical Cyprus bailout plan unnerves Asian markets

  Asian stock and bond markets fell and safe-haven assets such as the yen rose on Monday after a radical bailout plan for Cyprus unnerved investors by re-igniting concerns about the euro zone's weak banks and its fickle policies.

• Oil falls as Cyprus bailout details rattle markets

  Oil prices slid Monday as investors grew wary about possible fallout from a plan to pay for a bailout for cash-strapped Cyprus by slapping a tax on deposits in the country's banks.

• Euro Zone agrees 10 billion euros bailout for Cyprus

  International lenders struck a deal on Saturday to hand Cyprus a bailout worth 10 billion euros to stave off bankruptcy, a senior euro zone official said. Cyprus is the fifth country after Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain to turn to the euro zone for financial help in the wake of the sovereign debt crisis that started in 2010.

• A look at the EU's key decisions in 2012

  In a whirlwind of decision-making, ministers from the European Union's 27 countries agreed Thursday on the foundation of a fully-fledged banking union and approved billions of euros in bailout loans for Greece that will prevent it from going bankrupt.

• Asian shares fall on US fiscal worries

  Asian shares fell further on Friday, weighed down by worries over the risk of a recession in the world's largest economy as the United States faces a looming fiscal crisis, while Europe still awaits a bailout for Greece, keeping investor risk appetite subdued.

• Rupee falls on euro zone woes; reforms watched

  The rupee fell on Thursday, snapping two sessions of gains, as euro zone concerns again took centrestage with worries over whether Spain would seek a bailout soon.

• European shares gain as global growth fears ease

  European shares gained and the euro trimmed some of its losses after Chinese data offered evidence for stronger than expected global growth on Monday, but uncertainty over when Spain might request a bailout weighed on investors.

• Euro rises on Spain speculation, stocks fall

  European officials said on Monday that Spain is ready to make the request for a euro zone bailout as early as next weekend, although Germany has signaled that it should hold off.

• Wall Street volatile as investors await Spain bailout news

  The Dow and S&P 500 extended losses and the Nasdaq turned negative, with weaker-than-expected results from Mosaic adding to worries about the upcoming third-quarter earnings period.

• Spain ready for bailout, Germany signals 'wait': sources

  Spain is ready to request a euro zone bailout for its public finances as early as next weekend but Germany has signalled that it should hold off, European officials said on Monday.

• Top 10 stocks to track in trade today

  Indian markets are likely to be choppy ahead of the derivatives expiry Thursday. Asian shares were capped as uncertainty over a bailout for Spain bailout dented sentiment. Japan's Nikkei stock average opened down 0.6 percent to hit a fresh two-week low. Independent analysts Sarvendra Srivastava said 5,640 is a crucial support for the Nifty.

• Asian shares capped by Spain, Greece debt jitters

  Asian shares were capped on Thursday as uncertainty over a bailout for Spain bailout dented sentiment, while global lenders' wrangling over Greek debt restructuring highlighted Europe's apparent difficulty to reach a unified approach to tackling its debt crisis.