ECB backs Italy, Spain in bid to halt euro crisis

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank intervened dramatically in bond markets on Monday, backing up a verbal pledge to support Spain and Italy with action in an attempt to avert a financial meltdown in the euro zone. Significant ECB bond-buying -- the only practical result of a weekend ...

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