For the first time since the beginning of the crisis, the Spain finance its debt at negative rates, at least in the medium term. The Spanish Treasury placedo today a total of 4,464 billion euros of government bonds on maturities 2017 and 2025 and on the indexed maturities 2019.
It was precisely this latter security that recorded a negative return of -0,286%, from 0,148% in February, on a total placement of 885 million euro.
The bond maturing in October 2017 was assigned for 2,397 billion at an average yield of 0,193%, up 0,133% on the placement in April, while the 2025-year bond maturing in April 1,182 was assigned for 1,882 billion at a yield of 1,282% , against XNUMX% in April.
