Property News | Spain deficit progress rewarded: "Spain is cutting its deficit faster than Ireland, Portugal or Greece, seeking to reassure investors that the nation deserves cheaper borrowing costs than its peers...
Spain's central government trimmed the deficit by 42 percent in the first nine months, compared with 31 percent in Greece and a widening budget gap in Portugal.
The figures were released yesterday as budget talks broke down in Portugal, and Greece said its shortfall was bigger than reported, pushing up the yield premium investors demand to hold sovereign debt of the so-called euro peripherals over comparable German bunds. "
Spain's central government trimmed the deficit by 42 percent in the first nine months, compared with 31 percent in Greece and a widening budget gap in Portugal.
The figures were released yesterday as budget talks broke down in Portugal, and Greece said its shortfall was bigger than reported, pushing up the yield premium investors demand to hold sovereign debt of the so-called euro peripherals over comparable German bunds. "
