Madrid - A Stock Market in Turmoil | Made in Germany

Published on Aug 1, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish

The crisis is everywhere: banks needing bailouts and city governments about to go broke. It's only to be expected that the stock markets would react accordingly. Alberto Roldan is a financial markets expert. He works as senior analyst at the Spanish financial services group Inverseguros. We observe him at work and get a feeling for the mood in the Spanish capital.
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