Serbian Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić and his Spanish counterpart Perez Rubalcaba signed in Madrid an agreement on police cooperation in order to combat crime. The Serbian Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that DaÄić stated “the fight against organized crime is one of the most important fields of cooperation between two countries”.
Posts Tagged ‘Spain’
Smoking habits transmit from mom to daughter, dad to son
Fathers transmit their smoking habits to their sons, while mothers do the same for daughters. However, if a mother smokes it does not seem to induce the son to smoke, and similarly a father who smokes does not affect his daughter, says a new study. The research is based on information from the British Household [...]
Murray, Djokovic finally grab the Grand Slam spotlight
Scot Andy Murray takes to the big stage of the Australian Open final Sunday as he faces Serbian Novak Djokovic without the shadows of tennis giants Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer looming over the proceedings. With his third crack at a Grand Slam final, the number five Scot is totally concerned with taking his chances [...]
Bosnian envoy receives death threats
Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Ambassador to Spain Željana Zovko has received a threatening letter, saying she is a “Croatian terrorist†and that she will “be blown upâ€.
Names of certain Mohamed Nezirović and Faik Dizdarević are mentioned in the letter, among other things.
Paul The Psychic Octopus Memorial
Paul the Psychic Octopus is floating around in the Great Aquarium in the sky, but the wizard of World Cup predictions will live on in the hearts of the sports fans who adored him…in the form of a German shrine. Paul won worldwide acclaim last summer after he correctly predicting the results of seven Germany [...]
Spain reaffirms stance on Kosovo
Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez told her visiting Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremić on Wednesday that Madrid will not recognize Kosovo. Jimenez also voiced her support for a speedy start of the announced Belgrade-Priština dialogue.
EUR/USD Performance Chart as at 7:30 p.m. Singapore time, 12/01/11
1 Wk -1.27%
1 Month -3.05%
3 Months -7.82%
6 Months 1.88%
1 Year -10.55%
High 1.4579
Low 1.1877
Q1 2011 1.29
Q2 2011 1.31
Q3 2011 1.31
Q4 2011 1.30
DAILY DETAILS
The euro gained on the US dollar earlier this morning after a successful Portuguese bond auction this morning. The Portuguese government sold €1.25 billion in four– and ten-year bonds today, with yields on the four-year notes rising to 5.4%. The yield on the ten-year note, however, fell to 6.7%. Interest in the bonds was strong, with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.6 times for the four-year and 3.2 times for the ten-year. It was feared that yields above 7% may have forced Portugal to turn to rescue funds in order to prevent rising borrowing costs spreading across the region. Bond buying from the ECB earlier in the week and Japan and China’s stated intentions to purchase the region’s debt helped ease some of the liquidity concerns heading into the auction. Comments from EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn also supported the euro, as he said that the ‘the effective lending capacity of the current European Financial Stability Facility should be reinforced and the scope of its activity widened.’ [1] With Portugal’s bond auction completed, the euro may rise in the short term. However, Spain and Italy will test the bond market tomorrow and the structural weaknesses in the euro are yet to be addressed. As a result, any gains in the euro may be short-lived. David Choe, London
Notes: Sources: [1] Reuters (12 January 2011), [2] Bloomberg news (12 January 2011). Chart data sourced from Bloomberg. Bloomberg Median Forecasts are produced by Bloomberg by taking the median level from rates forecast by a number of contributors. These contributors consist of leading banks and security firms.
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FM travels to Spain, Ireland, Austria
Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will arrive on a one-day visit to Spain on Wednesday, the MFA in Belgrade announced. In Madrid, Jeremić will meet with the country’s Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez.
ETA declares “permanent ceasefire”
Armed Basque separatist group ETA on Monday called a permanent ceasefire to its fight for independence from Spain.
ETA contacted a Basque newspaper, Gara, to announce the end of its four-decade campaign of violence.
Sharapova starts year with New Zealand victory
Maria Sharapova survived a late change of opponent to advance to the second round of the ASB Classic as she defeated Italy’s Alberta Brianti 6-2, 6-3 Monday. The Russian who last struck a competitive ball in early October in Beijing before ending her season early, faced Brianti as original opponent Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain [...]
Charlotte Casiraghi: Riding High
Troy is a stallion; Tintero is a gelding,†says the slight young woman with the startlingly recognizable face. Troy is wearing fabulous headgear, and Tintero, her sweet-faced gray, has huge eyes that look like they were made up with a kohl pencil. “He is my best horse, my number one—he’s so clever,†says Charlotte Casiraghi, [...]
Standard & Poor’s: “The Double Dip [In Housing] is Almost Here”
MarketWatch writes today: The non-seasonally-adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home-price index fell 1.3% on a monthly basis and 0.8% on an annual basis in October. Economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires had expected a 0.6% decline i…
Paris Hilton Motorcycle Team Launched
Paris Hilton has launched her own motorcycle racing team, which will compete in next year’s world championships. Um, what? Hilton is revving up the expansion of her business empire as she heads into 2011. The scandal-prone socialite, 29, has agreed to front the Supermartxe VIP by Paris Hilton team, which launched in Madrid over the [...]
Dec. 17, 1790: Accurate Calendar Requires Sacrifice, You Dig?
1790: Workers doing repairs in Mexico City unearth a massive stone bearing ancient symbols. It turns out to be a representation of the Aztec calendar and will eventually become a national treasure.
The disc-shaped stone measured 12 feet in diameter and 3 feet thick. It was covered with pagan symbols. The Spanish had contemptuously buried it [...]
Ricky Martin Won’t Wed Until Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal In Puerto Rico
Ricky Martin, who confirmed Hollywood’s worst kept secret when he revealed he was gay earlier this year, says he won’t get married to his partner until same-sex weddings are legal on his home island of Puerto Rico. “I am in a relationship right now but we aren’t talking about marriage yet. We’ve been together for [...]
STI +0.1%; CIMB expects further weakness ahead
The STI is +0.1% at 3,150.90, rebounding slightly after yesterday’s 0.9% fall which was due to Moody’s Investors Service putting Spain’s Aa1 ratings on review for a possible downgrade, signalling a possible escalation of the euro-zone’s problems.
Volume is ultra-thin so far at 154 million shares worth $158 million, and the market breadth is flattish, suggesting trading interest has waned further as we edge closer to the year-end.







