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Economics reporter for the Wall Street Journal
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Charles Forelle
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FROM Charles Forelle
To the Point
Spain on the Brink? Over the weekend, Spain accepted €100 million in what was called "bailout light." Then, last night, Moody's Investors Service downgraded Spanish bonds to almost "junk" status. What's next? We ask Charles Forelle, who's based in London for the Wall Street Journal .
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Spain Receives a Bailout, but Is That Enough? Markets around the world breathed a sigh of relief today over Spain's acceptance of a €100 billion bailout plan. But Spain's not out of the woods and there's apprehension about what might happen in Greek elections this coming weekend. Charles Forelle is covering the Eurozone for the Wall Street Journal .
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Part 2: Stocks Rally on Greek Bailout Package Stock markets around the world are breathing a sign of relief, but has Europe’s financial crisis now been resolved or only postponed? In Brussels yesterday, a 2-hour meeting of Europe’s finance ministers turned into an 11-hour marathon. The result was a one-trillion dollar agreement, arrived at in time for this morning’s opening of stock markets in Asia.
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Part 2: Stocks Rally on Greek Bailout Package Stock markets around the world are breathing a sign of relief, but has Europe’s financial crisis now been resolved or only postponed? In Brussels yesterday, a 2-hour meeting of Europe’s finance ministers turned into an 11-hour marathon. The result was a one-trillion dollar agreement, arrived at in time for this morning’s opening of stock markets in Asia.
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