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Spain rattles markets amid fears more regions need help Spain rattles markets amid fears more regions need help
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Fears that other Spanish regions may follow Valencia in seeking a bailout from Madrid have rattled markets.Fears that other Spanish regions may follow Valencia in seeking a bailout from Madrid have rattled markets.
A local newspaper in Murcia, one of Spain's smallest regions, quoted the regional government's head as saying it would ask for funding help of up to 300m euros (£233m). A local newspaper in Murcia, one of Spain's smallest regions, quoted the regional government's head as saying it would ask for funding help of up to 300m euros ($363m; £233m).
On Friday Valencia asked the central government for a financial lifeline. On Friday, Valencia asked the central government for a financial lifeline.
The yield on Spain's 10-year bond jumped to 7.4%, while the euro fell to an 11-year low against the yen. The yield on Spain's 10-year bond jumped to 7.55%, while the euro fell to an 11-year low against the yen.
On Friday the bond yield - which implies the interest rate the government would have to pay to borrow new money, and acts as a measure of investor confidence in Spain's creditworthiness - was at 7.28%.On Friday the bond yield - which implies the interest rate the government would have to pay to borrow new money, and acts as a measure of investor confidence in Spain's creditworthiness - was at 7.28%.
Spain has already asked for and been granted a bailout for its banks. The worry now is that the financial demands of some of the country's 17 autonomous regions will mean the country will have to seek a full bailout, in the same way that Greece, the Republic of Ireland and Portugal did.
Many of Spain's regions have high borrowing needs, and speculation is growing that a number of them will follow Valencia and ask formally money from Madrid at a time when the central government itself is having trouble borrowing money.Many of Spain's regions have high borrowing needs, and speculation is growing that a number of them will follow Valencia and ask formally money from Madrid at a time when the central government itself is having trouble borrowing money.
In Asian trading overnight, the euro fell to an 11-year low against the Japanese yen - which has acted as a safe haven currency since the 2008 financial crisis - amid fears that debt problems in Spain are worsening. Germany's 10-year borrowing costs have fallen to 1.13%, reflecting investors' trust in the country, leaving a record difference between the yield on German and Spanish bonds.
Yen strength
Stock markets fell across Europe on Monday morning, averaging losses of 1.5%, while Spain's main market was down 3%.
Spanish bank shares were down heavily again, with losses of 4%. Bankia was again the worst-hit and was down by 8%, matching Friday's loss.
The price of oil has also fallen by 2%, a sign that markets think there will be waning demand for oil as a result of worsening economic prospects.
In Asian trading overnight, the euro fell to an 11-year low against the Japanese yen - which has acted as a haven currency since the 2008 financial crisis - on worries over the situation in Spain.
The euro fell to 94.37 yen, its lowest level since November 2000.The euro fell to 94.37 yen, its lowest level since November 2000.
Bigger bail-out?
Analysts said the developments in Spain had raised fears that the eurozone debt crisis was worsening and spreading to the region's biggest economies.
"The fear now is that, given its debt woes, Spain may eventually need a bailout from the International Monetary Fund or the eurozone's rescue fund," Justin Harper of IG Markets told the BBC."The fear now is that, given its debt woes, Spain may eventually need a bailout from the International Monetary Fund or the eurozone's rescue fund," Justin Harper of IG Markets told the BBC.
"That is driving investors away from the euro to other relatively safer-haven assets.""That is driving investors away from the euro to other relatively safer-haven assets."
Asian stock markets also fell on Monday amid fears that the ongoing debt problems in eurozone will hurt the region's growth. Asia worries
Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 1.9%, South Korea's Kospi dropped 1.8% and Australia's ASX 200 index shed 1.7%. Worries that the debt problems in eurozone will hurt growth in Asia hit the regions' stock markets, with Japan's Nikkei 225 index down 1.9% and South Korea's Kospi 1.8% lower.
The eurozone is a key market for Asian exports and there are concerns that demand from the region may decline in the near term.The eurozone is a key market for Asian exports and there are concerns that demand from the region may decline in the near term.
At the same time, a weaker euro has also added to the woes of Asian exporters, as it makes their goods more expensive for buyers from the region.At the same time, a weaker euro has also added to the woes of Asian exporters, as it makes their goods more expensive for buyers from the region.