Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th
NEW YORK (AP) - Deepening turmoil in Spain's financial system is pushing the euro to its lowest point against the dollar in more than two years.
The yield on Spain's 10-year government bond spiked above 7 percent Friday after a heavily indebted region asked the country for more financial help. Spain's government also said it expects the recession to last into next year.
Rising yields are a sign that investors are concerned about a country's ability to pay its debt.
European finance ministers approved a $122.9 billion bailout loan for Spanish banks on Friday, but some traders believe that the government itself might need to be rescued.
The euro fell as low as $1.2143 in morning trading Friday, its lowest point against the dollar since June 2010. The euro was worth $1.2278 late Thursday.
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