• Interest rate of 3-4% is ‘reasonable’
  • EU loan shouldn’t affect deficit
  • Spain shouldn’t use 100 bln if things done correctly
  • Will be difficult for Spain to meet deficit goal
  • Italy’s reforms have calmed nmarkets
  • Eurostat decides how bailouinterest affects deficit
  • EU loans get ‘special treatment’ in budget accounting (wink wink nudge nudge)

Bloomberg reporting.