EFSF gears up for first bond sell

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:02:00 +0100

EFSF gears up for first bond sell

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The European Financial Stability Fund will sell about 5B euros today. The bonds are backed by euro members and the capital will pay for Ireland's bailout.

Markets see this as a step forward in the region's debt crisis and responded bolstering the common currency.